yáng

sheep; goat

Radical: 羊 HSK 3 n pictographic

Components & Etymology

羊 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 羊

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 羊.

公羊
gōng yáng
ram (male sheep)
养羊
yǎng yáng
sheep husbandry
头羊
tóu yáng
小羊
xiǎo yáng
lamb
山羊
shān yáng
goat
岩羊
yán yáng
bharal
攘羊
rǎng yáng
to take home sb else's stray sheep
放羊
fàng yáng
to tend a flock of sheep
未羊
wèi yáng
Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
牛羊
niú yáng
cattle and sheep
牧羊
mù yáng
to raise sheep
白羊
bái yáng
Aries (star sign)

Related characters (radical 羊)

Characters that share the radical .

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