羊 yáng sheep

源How it came to be

A ram's head seen from the front: the horns curling out at the top, the ears below them, and the nose line straight down the middle.

用用法

• Covers both sheep and goat - 绵羊 (miányáng) sheep, 山羊 (shānyáng) goat; measure word 只 (yì zhī yáng).
• 羊肉 (yángròu) = mutton/lamb, a staple in northern and Muslim Chinese cuisine (羊肉串 yángròuchuàn lamb skewers).
• 亡羊补牢 (wángyáng-bǔláo) = mend the fold after losing sheep - better late than never.

字含“羊”的汉字

• 样 appearance
• 鲜 fresh
• 洋 sea
• 详 complete
• 群 group
• 氧 oxygen
• 痒 to itch
• 祥 happiness
• 翔 to soar

词含“羊”的词语

• 亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláoliterally to mend the pen after sheep are lostHSK 8

句例句

• 你喜欢吃羊肉吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan chī yángròu ma?Do you like eating mutton?