yang Who acts: Yang, old Chinese idea, two opposite forces, Yáng, Chinese word, character · What happens: be, make, balance, mean, depend, not be · To what, where: one half, world, each, Chinese word, sun, English word · Speech: someone speaks here
«yang» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: yang in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Chinese philosophy — kept apart, not parsed.
Yang is one half of yin and yang, the old Chinese idea that the world is made of two opposite forces that balance each other; yang is the bright, warm, active, «sunny» side.
The tree, 33 words nsubj cop nummod case nmod cc conj punct det amod amod parataxis mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl case nummod amod obl nsubj acl:relcl obj fixed punct nsubj cop det parataxis punct conj punct conj punct punct amod punct conj punct root Yang PROPN is AUX one NUM half NOUN of ADP yin NOUN and CCONJ yang NOUN , PUNCT the DET old ADJ Chinese ADJ idea NOUN that SCONJ the DET world NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP two NUM opposite ADJ forces NOUN that PRON balance VERB each DET other ADJ ; PUNCT yang NOUN is AUX the DET bright ADJ , PUNCT warm ADJ , PUNCT active ADJ , PUNCT « PUNCT sunny ADJ » PUNCT side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yang Yang PROPN Number=Sing 4 half nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 half cop 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 half nummod 4 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 yin case 6 yin yin NOUN Number=Sing 4 half nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 yang cc 8 yang yang NOUN Number=Sing 6 yin conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 idea punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 idea det 11 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 13 idea amod 12 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 13 idea amod 13 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 4 half parataxis 14 that that SCONJ _ 18 made mark 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 world det 16 world world NOUN Number=Sing 18 made nsubj:pass 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 made aux:pass 18 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 idea acl 19 of of ADP _ 22 forces case 20 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 22 forces nummod 21 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 22 forces amod 22 forces force NOUN Number=Plur 18 made obl 23 that that PRON PronType=Rel 24 balance nsubj 24 balance balance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 forces acl:relcl 25 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 24 balance obj 26 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 25 each fixed 27 ; ; PUNCT _ 31 bright punct 28 yang yang NOUN Number=Sing 31 bright nsubj 29 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 31 bright cop 30 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 31 bright det 31 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 4 half parataxis 32 , , PUNCT _ 33 warm punct 33 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 31 bright conj 34 , , PUNCT _ 35 active punct 35 active active ADJ Degree=Pos 31 bright conj 36 , , PUNCT _ 40 side punct 37 « « PUNCT _ 38 sunny punct 38 sunny sunny ADJ Degree=Pos 40 side amod 39 » » PUNCT _ 38 sunny punct 40 side side NOUN Number=Sing 31 bright conj 41 . . PUNCT _ 4 half punct
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1 is a present Yang one half of yin and yang tree rules 2 make present · passive the old Chinese idea not said here the world of two opposite forces vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 3 balance present two opposite forces each vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location each=Theme 4 is present yang bright property tree rules 5 be yang not said here tree rules 6 be yang not said here tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
Yáng is a Chinese word that can mean sun or sunshine (as in tàiyáng, the sun), or sheep or goat, depending on the tone and character; it is not an English word. To an English ear it sounds like «yahng».
Sentence 1: Yáng is a Chinese word that can mean sun or sunshine (as in tàiyáng, the sun), or sheep or goat, depending on the tone and character; it is not an English word.
The tree, 32 words nsubj cop det amod nsubj aux acl:relcl obj cc conj punct case case appos punct det conj punct punct cc conj cc conj punct advcl case det obl cc conj punct nsubj cop advmod det amod conj punct root Yáng PROPN is AUX a DET Chinese ADJ word NOUN that PRON can AUX mean VERB sun NOUN or CCONJ sunshine NOUN ( PUNCT as ADP in ADP tàiyáng NOUN , PUNCT the DET sun NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT or CCONJ sheep NOUN or CCONJ goat NOUN , PUNCT depending VERB on ADP the DET tone NOUN and CCONJ character NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX not PART an DET English ADJ word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yáng Yáng PROPN Number=Sing 5 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 4 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 5 word amod 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 mean nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 mean aux 8 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 word acl:relcl 9 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 8 mean obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 sunshine cc 11 sunshine sunshine NOUN Number=Sing 9 sun conj 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 tàiyáng punct 13 as as ADP _ 15 tàiyáng case 14 in in ADP _ 15 tàiyáng case 15 tàiyáng tàiyáng NOUN Number=Sing 11 sunshine appos 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 sun punct 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 sun det 18 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 15 tàiyáng conj 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 tàiyáng punct 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 sheep punct 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 sheep cc 22 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 9 sun conj 23 or or CCONJ _ 24 goat cc 24 goat goat NOUN Number=Sing 22 sheep conj 25 , , PUNCT _ 26 depending punct 26 depending depend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 mean advcl 27 on on ADP _ 29 tone case 28 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 tone det 29 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 26 depending obl 30 and and CCONJ _ 31 character cc 31 character character NOUN Number=Sing 29 tone conj 32 ; ; PUNCT _ 38 word punct 33 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 38 word nsubj 34 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 38 word cop 35 not not PART Polarity=Neg 38 word advmod 36 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 38 word det 37 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 38 word amod 38 word word NOUN Number=Sing 5 word conj 39 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 is a present Yáng a Chinese word and a English word tree rules 2 mean can a Chinese word and a English word sun or sunshine or sheep or goat vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sun=Topic 3 depend gerund a Chinese word and a English word not said here on the tone and character vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on tone=Theme 4 not is a present character a English word tree rules
Sentence 2: To an English ear it sounds like «yahng».
case det amod obl nsubj case punct obl punct punct root To ADP an DET English ADJ ear NOUN it PRON sounds VERB like ADP « PUNCT yahng NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 4 ear case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 ear det 3 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ear amod 4 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 6 sounds obl 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sounds nsubj 6 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 like like ADP _ 9 yahng case 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 yahng punct 9 yahng yahng NOUN Number=Sing 6 sounds obl 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 yahng punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 sounds punct
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1 sound present ear to a English ear; like yahng vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer
Meaning 3 Yang is a common Chinese surname (a name).
nsubj cop det amod amod punct det appos punct punct root Yang PROPN is AUX a DET common ADJ Chinese ADJ surname NOUN ( PUNCT a DET name NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yang Yang PROPN Number=Sing 6 surname nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 surname cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 surname det 4 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 6 surname amod 5 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 6 surname amod 6 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 name punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 name det 9 name name NOUN Number=Sing 6 surname appos 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 name punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 surname punct
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1 is a present Yang a common Chinese surname tree rules
Example 1 Yin and yang are opposites that balance each other, like night and day.
The tree, 13 words compound cc conj cop nsubj acl:relcl obj fixed punct case obl:unmarked cc conj punct root Yin NOUN and CCONJ yang NOUN are AUX opposites NOUN that PRON balance VERB each DET other ADJ , PUNCT like ADP night NOUN and CCONJ day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yin yin NOUN Number=Sing 5 opposites compound 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 yang cc 3 yang yang NOUN Number=Sing 1 Yin conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 opposites cop 5 opposites opposite NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 balance nsubj 7 balance balance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 opposites acl:relcl 8 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 7 balance obj 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 8 each fixed 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 night punct 11 like like ADP _ 12 night case 12 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 balance obl:unmarked 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 day cc 14 day day NOUN Number=Sing 12 night conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 opposites punct
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1 is a present Yin opposites tree rules 2 balance present Yin opposites each night vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location each=Theme
Example 2 The yin-yang symbol is a circle of black and white swirls.
det compound punct compound nsubj cop det case amod cc conj nmod punct root The DET yin NOUN - PUNCT yang NOUN symbol NOUN is AUX a DET circle NOUN of ADP black ADJ and CCONJ white ADJ swirls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 symbol det 2 yin yin NOUN Number=Sing 4 yang compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 yin punct 4 yang yang NOUN Number=Sing 5 symbol compound 5 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 8 circle nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 circle cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 circle det 8 circle circle NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 13 swirls case 10 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 13 swirls amod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 white cc 12 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 10 black conj 13 swirls swirl NOUN Number=Plur 8 circle nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 circle punct
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1 is a present the yang symbol a circle of black swirls tree rules
Example 3 In Chinese thought, yang is bright, warm and active.
case obl punct nsubj cop ccomp punct conj cc conj punct root In ADP Chinese PROPN thought VERB , PUNCT yang NOUN is AUX bright ADJ , PUNCT warm ADJ and CCONJ active ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Chinese case 2 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Sing 3 thought obl 3 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 bright punct 5 yang yang NOUN Number=Sing 7 bright nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 bright cop 7 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 3 thought ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 warm punct 9 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bright conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 active cc 11 active active ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bright conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 thought punct
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1 think speech: other past Chinese vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present yang bright property tree rules 3 be yang not said here tree rules 4 be yang not said here tree rules
Example 4 (Mandarin) Tàiyáng means the sun.
punct compound punct nsubj det obj root ( PUNCT Mandarin PROPN ) PUNCT Tàiyáng PROPN means VERB the DET sun. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Mandarin punct 2 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 4 Tàiyáng compound 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Mandarin punct 4 Tàiyáng Tàiyáng PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sun. det 7 sun. sun. NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj
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1 mean present Mandarin Tàiyáng the sun. vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sun.=Topic
Example 5 (Mandarin) In the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Goat is also called the Year of the Sheep, yáng.
The tree, 19 words punct obl punct case det amod nmod punct det obl case det nmod aux:pass advmod det xcomp case det obl punct conj punct root ( PUNCT Mandarin PROPN ) PUNCT In ADP the DET Chinese ADJ zodiac NOUN , PUNCT the DET Year PROPN of ADP the DET Goat PROPN is AUX also ADV called VERB the DET Year PROPN of ADP the DET Sheep NOUN , PUNCT yáng NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Mandarin punct 2 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 16 called obl 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Mandarin punct 4 In in ADP _ 7 zodiac case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 zodiac det 6 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 7 zodiac amod 7 zodiac zodiac NOUN Number=Sing 2 Mandarin nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 Year punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Year det 10 Year Year PROPN Number=Sing 16 called obl 11 of of ADP _ 13 Goat case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Goat det 13 Goat Goat PROPN Number=Sing 10 Year nmod 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 called aux:pass 15 also also ADV _ 16 called advmod 16 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 Year det 18 Year Year PROPN Number=Sing 16 called xcomp 19 of of ADP _ 21 Sheep case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 Sheep det 21 Sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 16 called obl 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 yáng punct 23 yáng yáng NOUN Number=Sing 21 Sheep conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 16 called punct
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1 call present · passive Mandarin in the Chinese zodiac the Year of the Goat of the Sheep and yáng vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»
Example 6 Our new classmate's surname is Yang.
nmod:poss amod nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct root Our PRON new ADJ classmate NOUN 's PART surname NOUN is AUX Yang PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 classmate nmod:poss 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 classmate amod 3 classmate classmate NOUN Number=Sing 5 surname nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 classmate case 5 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing 7 Yang nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 Yang cop 7 Yang Yang PROPN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 Yang punct
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1 is a present Our new classmate's surname Yang tree rules
Example 7 My brother is noisy and I am quiet; Mum says we are yin and yang.
The tree, 15 words nmod:poss nsubj cop cc nsubj cop conj punct nsubj conj nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root My PRON brother NOUN is AUX noisy ADJ and CCONJ I PRON am AUX quiet ADJ ; PUNCT Mum NOUN says VERB we PRON are AUX yin NOUN and CCONJ yang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 noisy nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 noisy cop 4 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 quiet cc 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 quiet nsubj 7 am be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 quiet cop 8 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 4 noisy conj 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 says punct 10 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 11 says nsubj 11 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 noisy conj 12 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 yin nsubj 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 yin cop 14 yin yin NOUN Number=Sing 11 says ccomp 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 yang cc 16 yang yang NOUN Number=Sing 14 yin conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 noisy punct
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1 is present My brother noisy property tree rules 2 is present I quiet property tree rules 3 say speech: assert present Mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 is a present we yin and yang tree rules
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