昂

áng

rise, raise; proud, bold; upright

How to write 昂, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 日 (sun), phonetic 卬

Made of 日 + 卬

昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly
高昂gāo ángto hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc)
低昂dī ángups and down; rise and fall
昂奋áng fènbuoyant; high-spirited; vigorous
昂昂áng ánghigh-spirited; brave-looking
昂然áng ránupright and unafraid
昂藏áng cángtall and strongly built; stalwart; courageous
昂首áng shǒuhead high; in high spirits; to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)
气昂昂qì áng ángfull of vigor; spirited; valiant
激昂jī ángimpassioned; worked up
昂扬áng yángelated; high-spirited; uplifting (music)
轩昂xuān ánghigh; lofty; elevated; dignified

她买的东西很昂贵。
tā mǎi de dōng xī hěn áng guì 。
What she bought was very expensive.
她总是买昂贵的衣服。
tā zǒng shì mǎi áng guì de yī fu 。
She always buys expensive clothes.
那条裙子看起来很昂贵。
nà tiáo qún zǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn áng guì 。
That dress seems to be very expensive.
如今肉类价格昂贵。
rú jīn ròu lèi jià gé áng guì 。
Meat is expensive nowadays.
蓝色的鸟栖息在树枝上，兴致昂扬地唱着歌。
lán sè de niǎo qī xī zài shù zhī shàng ， xìng zhì áng yáng dì chàng zhe gē 。
The blue bird is perched on a branch, singing cheerfully.