face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, revere, drink, take
仰 centers on directing oneself upward, whether physically looking up or metaphorically depending on or revering someone above. The meanings 'drink' and 'take' are less common and may be specialized or archaic applications.
仰 combines 亻 (person) with 卬, which originally depicted a person looking up. The compound reinforces the idea of a person gazing upward or showing respect.
A person 亻 beside 卬, which looks like someone tilting their head back. Picture a person looking up at the sky or toward a respected figure.
For ギョウ, imagine a person looking up and saying 'gyo!' in awe, like a startled fish sound. The 'gyo' sound cues ギョウ while the person gazes upward.
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to say; to speak; to tell
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
facing upward
to look up (at)
the very start; the very beginning
order (from one's superior); command
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
angle of elevation
a lot; plenty; abundant; great many
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
Catholicism
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity
to look up
look to (for help); look up to; reverence
to look up (at); to look upwards
being on one's back
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)