山羊 (shān yáng) — goat

Definition

noun
goat
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 山羊
    Zài shān shàng wǒ kàn dào le yì zhī yě shān yáng.
    I saw a wild goat on the mountain.
  • 山羊
    Zhè zhǒng shān yáng de máo kě yǐ yòng lái zuò máo yī.
    The wool of this goat can be used to make sweaters.
  • 山羊
    shān yáng Nǎi bǐ niú nǎi gèng róng yì xiāo huà.
    Goat's milk is easier to digest than cow's milk.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

shānmountain
yánggoat or sheep

山 means mountain and 羊 means goat or sheep, naming the animal associated with mountains.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

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