羊 (yáng): sheep, goat, CL:頭|头,隻|只
羊 (yáng) is a Chinese character meaning “sheep.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丷 (structural). It ranks #1329 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 羊 a sheep's head with horns. Its radical form 羊 (sheep) appears in many related characters such as 美 (měi, (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲)), 群 (qún, group), 羞 (xiū, shy).
Definitions
- sheep
- goat
- CL:頭|头,隻|只
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA sheep's head with horns
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山羊noun | shān yáng | goat |
| 替罪羊noun | tì zuì yáng | scapegoat |
| 羔羊noun | gāo yáng | sheep |
| 羊水noun | yáng shuǐ | amniotic fluid |
| 绵羊noun | mián yáng | sheep |
| 羊羔noun | yáng gāo | lamb |
| 羊毛noun | yáng máo | wool |
| 牧羊人noun | mù yáng rén | shepherd |
| 羊肉noun | yáng ròu | mutton |
| 羚羊noun | líng yáng | antelope |
| 牧羊犬noun | mù yáng quǎn | sheepdog |
| 羊群noun | yáng qún | flock of sheep |
| 羊皮noun | yáng pí | sheepskin |
| 顺手牵羊phrase | shùn shǒu qiān yáng | lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) |
| 羊毛衫noun | yáng máo shān | wool sweater |
羊 appears in 100 compound words: 40 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 羊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
to steal something under the cover of an emergency; to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
to steal something under the cover of an emergency; to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
Showing 9 of 12 idioms containing 羊.
Example Sentences
写好羊字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo yáng zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "羊" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
12生肖本周运势 属羊者全面称王好运连连
1 2 shēng xiào běn zhōu yùn shì shǔ yáng zhě quán miàn chèn wáng hǎo yùn lián lián
12 zodiac signs this week's horoscope Sheep are fully called kings and good luck
孕期喝了酒对宝宝有没有影响?医生会建议做羊水穿刺吗
yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? yī shēng huì jiàn yì zuò yáng shuǐ chuān cì ma
Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect the baby? Will the doctor recommend amniocentesis?
每日星座运势/牡羊必须勤劳的耕耘 竞争获得财富
měi rì xīng zuò yùn shì mǔ yáng bì xū qín láo de gēng yún jìng zhēng huò dé cái fù
Daily Horoscope/Aries must work diligently to compete for wealth
柯瑞监制、配音发威!《山羊巅峰》逆袭狂卖32亿 韩团CORTIS献...
柯 ruì jiān zhì , pèi yīn fā wēi ! shān yáng diān fēng nì xí kuáng mài 3 2 yì hán tuán C O R T I S xiàn . . .
Curry produces and dubbs to show power! "Goat Peak" counterattacked and sold 3.2 billion, and the Korean group CORTIS presented...
【财圈识真假】“水记”赤马红羊年运数预测
cái juān shí zhēn jiǎ shuǐ jì chì mǎ hóng yáng nián yùn shǔ yù cè
【Financial Circle Knows True and False】"Water Record" Red Horse Red Sheep Annual Fortune Prediction
你想吃几串烤羊肉？
Nǐ xiǎng chī jǐ chuàn kǎo yángròu?
How many kebabs will you have?
她的裙子是用粗糙的羊毛造的。
Tā de qúnzi shì yòng cūcāo de yángmáo zào de.
Her dress was made of coarse wool.
在各大土耳其餐馆，烤羊肉串是主食。
Zài gè dà Tǔ'ěrqí cānguǎn, kǎo yángròuchuàn shì zhǔshí.
In various Turkish restaurants, shishkabob is the main food.
汤姆的叔叔养了很多羊。
Tāngmǔ de shūshu yǎng le hěn duō yáng.
Tom's uncle keeps a lot of sheep.
Character Family
羊 Radical Family — Characters sharing the sheep radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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