杨林

楊林

Yáng Lín

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yang Lin (common Chinese given name; also a famous Sui-dynasty general in Tang and Ming historical fiction)

Characters

surname Yang; poplar

Examples

HSK 1

杨林医生在那家医院工作。

Yáng Lín yīshēng zài nà jiā yīyuàn gōngzuò.

Doctor Yang Lin works at that hospital.

HSK 5

靠山王杨林是隋唐演义里的重要人物。

Kào shān Wáng Yáng Lín shì Suítáng Yǎnyì lǐ de zhòngyào rénwù.

'Mountain-backing Prince' Yang Lin is a major character in Romance of Sui and Tang.

Tips

culture

In the Qing-era novel 《隋唐演义》 and storytelling tradition, 杨林 ('Kaoshan Wang' 靠山王) is the arch-loyalist of the Sui regime, an elderly general who repeatedly battles the hero Qin Qiong (秦琼) and the rising Tang rebels. He is a stock 'formidable old enemy' in Chinese opera and pingshu (评书).

memory

As a modern name 杨林 literally stacks two tree characters (杨 poplar + 林 forest), a forest of poplars. Unsurprisingly common across rural China.

Stroke Order

杨 yáng

林 lín