佯 Stroke Order

佯 [yáng] (verb) 【Original Meaning】: to pretend 1. 假装: to pretend. Examples: - 佯装: to feign or pretend - 佯作: to act as if - 佯狂: to feign madness - 佯称: to falsely claim - 佯攻: to pretend to attack - 佯言: to speak falsely (to tell lies) - 佯死: to pretend to be dead 【Examples in Literature】: 1. From "Records of the Grand Historian – Biographies of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng": Zhang Yi pretended to leave Qin. 2. From "Records of the Grand Historian – Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru": Pretending to act for Zhao City. 3. From "Records of Guangdong Military Affairs": The villagers pretended to be defeated. 【Examples】: - 佯讶 (to pretend to be surprised) - 佯推死 (to pretend to be dead) - 佯打耳睁 (to pretend to be deaf and mute, to be inattentive) - 佯佯不睬 (to feign indifference, to ignore) - 佯长 (to show off; to act grandly) - 佯常 (to pretend to be normal) - 佯呆 (to feign numbness and dullness; to act foolishly) - 佯北 (to pretend to retreat) - 佯败 (to feign defeat; to pretend to fail) 1. 另见 yáng (徉) (See also yáng (徉))