羊羔 (yáng gāo) — lamb

Definition

noun
lamb
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 羊羔
    Mù chǎng lǐ yǒu yì zhī gāng chū shēng de yáng gāo.
    There is a newborn lamb on the farm.
  • 羊羔
    yáng gāo De máo hěn róu ruǎn, kě yǐ yòng lái zuò máo yī.
    Lamb's wool is very soft and can be used to make sweaters.
  • 羊羔
    Hái zi men zài cǎo dì shàng zhuī zhe yì zhī xiǎo yáng gāo wán.
    The children are playing on the grass, chasing a little lamb.

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.

gāoyoung animal

羊 names the species, 羔 names a young animal; together they denote a lamb.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 羊 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

羔 puts 羊 (sheep/goat) above 灬 (fire), showing a lamb being cooked on a fire.

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