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羔子 (gāo zǐ) — lamb; kid; fawn

Definition

A literary/regional term for a young animal — most commonly a lamb, also used for a kid (young goat) or fawn. In everyday speech 小羊 (lamb) or 小鹿 (fawn) is far more common.

noun
lambkidfawn
Measure word · 只

Examples

  • 羔子。
    Nóng mín yǎng le shí zhī xiǎo gāo zǐ.
    The farmer raised ten little lambs.
  • 羔子。
    Xiǎo gāo zǐ gēn zhe mā ma zài tián yě lǐ chī cǎo.
    The little lamb follows its mother grazing in the field.
  • 羔子。
    Zhè zhī gāo zǐ zhǐ yǒu yí gè yuè dà.
    This lamb is only one month old.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

羔gāolamb
子zǐsuffix

羔 carries the young-animal sense; 子 only completes the word and does not itself mean young animal.

Characters in this word

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.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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Animals & Mammals

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