Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "楊", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "楊", and master the standard way of writing the character "楊".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 楊
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "楊" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Definition of 「楊」:
1. The general term for poplar trees in the Salicaceae family and Populus genus. Similar to willows, they have upright branches and produce white fluffy seeds. There are many varieties, such as silver poplar and hairy poplar.
Example: "Withered poplars sprout, an old man marries his daughter, there is no disadvantage." (from "I Ching, Great Excess")
Another Example: "Even an old tree in the cold of the year, how can rotting wood and withered poplars compare?" (Poem by Chen Menglei during the Qing Dynasty)
2. The abbreviation for the fruit, starfruit.
3. The abbreviation for Yang Zhu and his school during the Warring States period.
Example: "In all the discussions across the world, if it doesn't return to Yang, it returns to Mo." (from "Mencius, Teng Wengong II")
4. A surname. For instance, during the Han Dynasty, there was Yang Zhen.