羊 (yáng) — sheep; goat (generic term)
Definition
noun
sheepgoat (generic term)
Measure word · 头, 只
Easily confused
Examples
- 羊。Cǎo dì shàng yǒu shí jǐ zhī yáng zài chī cǎo.There are over ten sheep eating grass on the meadow.
- 。yáng Máo néng zuò nuǎn huo de yī fu.Wool can be used to make warm clothes.
- 羊。Zhè zhī yáng hěn kě ài.This sheep is very cute.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA 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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