Chinese symbol for “poplar”
杨
yáng
Traditional: 楊
poplar
The closest CC-CEDICT match for poplar is 杨 (yáng), defined as: poplar.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “poplar”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 杨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杨梅 (楊梅) | yáng méi | red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry |
| 杨柳 (楊柳) | yáng liǔ | willow tree; poplar and willow |
| 杨树 (楊樹) | yáng shù | poplar tree; various trees of genus Populus |
| 白杨 (白楊) | bái yáng | poplar; measure word: 棵 (kē) |
| 水杨酸 (水楊酸) | shuǐ yáng suān | salicylic acid |
| 白杨树 (白楊樹) | bái yáng shù | white poplar (Populus bonatii) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “poplar”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.