昂

áng

to lift

to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive

sun (日) + phonetic (卬) = rising high, soaring

卬 mainly gives the sound áng; the sun radical lends the sense of something bright and aloft — rising high like the sun climbing the sky.

日+卬→昂
卬An old character meaning to look upPhonetic
日The sunSemantic

他昂起头,自信地走进了教室。

tā áng qǐ tóu, zì xìn de zǒu jìn le jiào shì。

he lifted his head and walked into the classroom with confidence.

这里的房价太昂贵,很多人买不起。

zhè lǐ de fáng jià tài áng guì, hěn duō rén mǎi bu qǐ。

housing prices here are too expensive, and many people cannot afford to buy.

Words with 昂

激昂

jī áng

impassioned

碧昂丝

bì áng sī

Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer

昂首挺胸

áng shǒu tǐng xiōng

head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits

里昂

lǐ áng

Lyon, French city on the Rhône

陈子昂

chén zǐ áng

Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet

高昂

gāo áng

to hold (one's head) high

斗志昂扬

dòu zhì áng yáng

having high fighting spirit

鲁昂

lǔ áng

Rouen (France)

低昂

dī áng

ups and down

佩皮尼昂

pèi pí ní áng

Perpignan (city in France)

卡斯蒂利亚·莱昂

kǎ sī dì lì yà · lái áng

Castilla-Leon, north Spanish province

卡昂

kǎ áng

Caen (French town)

More characters with 日

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