仰 (joeng5 ngong5 | yang3) : face upward; admire

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仰

joeng5 ngong5

yang3

[1] face upward; raise (one's head); look up at
[2] admire; respect; look up to
[3] rely on; depend on

1. Jyutping [joeng5] is the standard reading and is used mostly in literary context.
2. [ngong5] is the variant reading and is used only in colloquial context for the first meaning. It has a nasal-stop alternant in 𩓥 [ngok6].

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

仰

This word has been viewed 7124 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jan 2013 14:04

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瞻仰 zim1 joeng5 zhan1 yang3 = to revere; to admire

信仰 seon3 joeng5 xin4 yang3 = (to believe in a) religion; conviction; belief

景仰 ging2 joeng5 jing3 yang3 = to admire

仰泳 joeng5 wing6 yang3 yong3 = backstroke; back crawl

仰慕 joeng5 mou6 = adoration

仰角 joeng5 gok3 yang3 jiao3 = angle of elevation

仰觀 joeng5 gun1 = [v] to look up

仰望 joeng5 mong6 = to look up to; to respect; to admire

仰天大笑 joeng5 tin1 daai6 siu3 = [exp] to have a good laugh

久仰 gau2 joeng5 jiu3 yang3 = I have been looking forward to seeing you
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