raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat
揚 centers on lifting something upward: raising, hoisting, or elevating. The praise and extol senses are figurative lifts, and deep-frying is a specific cooking technique where food is raised in hot oil.
揚 combines 扌 (hand) with 昜, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of rising or lifting. The hand radical emphasizes the action of raising something.
The hand 扌 lifts the bright sun-like shape 昜 upward. Picture a hand hoisting a glowing orb into the sky.
For ヨウ, imagine a hand raising a yo-yo high into the air: yo-yo -> ヨウ, and the hand lifts it up.
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
deep-fried food
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship)
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
raising an army; raising a banner
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
raised leg; lifting a leg
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to be deep fried
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
unloading (a ship)
unloading; landing
Yangtze River (China)
exaltation; elevation; enhancement; promotion; raising
pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage)
dynamic lift; lifting power