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Character · Pronoun · Adjective · Verb · NounTraditional昂

I (pronoun); same as '昂'; surname

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Meanings

4 senses · 7 examples
1.

pronoun

I; me

archaic

Archaic first-person singular pronoun found in classical texts.

Shī诗
jīng经
yǒu有
yún云
 ：
 “
Wǒ我
xīn心
fěi匪
jiàn鉴
 ，
bù不
kě可
yǐ以
rú茹
 。
 ”
Cǐ
fěi此
 “
fēi匪
 ”
fǒu非
dìng否
nǎi定
 ，
bǐ乃
 “
yě彼
 ”
yì也
 ，
yǒu亦
fěi有
 “
wǒ匪
sī我
cún思
zhī存
 ”
jù之
qí句
 ，
zhōng其
fěi中
 “
tōng匪
 ”
fēi通
 “
rán非
 ”
 ，
áng然
 “
zuò昂
 ”
wéi作
wǒ为
 “
zhī我
 ”
lì之
kě例
 ，
jiàn可
yú见
gèng于
gǔ更
wén古
xiàn文
huò献
tè或
dìng特
yòng定
fǎ用
 法
 。

The Book of Songs says: 'My heart is not a mirror, it cannot contain all.' Here 'fěi' is not a negation but 'that', and there is also the phrase 'fěi wǒ sī cún' where 'fěi' means 'not'. However, the use of 'áng' as 'I' can be found in older texts or specific contexts.

 （
Gǔ古
yǔ语
yòng用
lì例
 ）
Áng昂
jiāng将
wǎng往
yǐ矣
 。

(Example in ancient language) I am about to go.

2.

adjective

high; lofty; elevated

archaic

This is a variant graphical form of the more common character 昂 meaning 'high' or 'to raise'. Used in classical texts.

 （
Gǔ古
běn本
zhōng中
huò或
xiě写
zuò作
 “
áng昂
 ”
 ）
Shì士
qì气
gāo高
áng昂
 。

(In some ancient versions it might be written as '昂') Morale is high.

Áng昂
shǒu首
tǐng挺
xiōng胸
 。

To hold one's head high and chest out.

3.

verb

to raise; to lift; to hold high

archaic

Variant form of the verb 'to raise'. Archaic usage.

Wù物
jià价
áng昂
téng腾
 。
 （
Gǔ古
yǔ语
zhōng中
 “
áng昂
 ”
huò或
zuò作
cǐ此
xíng形
 ）

Prices are soaring. (In ancient language, 'áng' might be written in this form)

4.

noun

surname

formal

A rare Chinese surname. In modern usage, the surname is almost exclusively written with the standard character 昂.

Zhè这
wèi位
xiān先
sheng生
xìng姓
Áng昂
 。

This gentleman's surname is Ang.

Áng昂
xìng姓
zài在
bǎi百
jiā家
xìng姓
zhōng中
bìng并
bù不
cháng常
jiàn见
 。

The surname Ang is not very common among the Hundred Family Surnames.