羊

yáng

yángspelled as iang · 2nd tone — spelling rules

sheep; goat · CL: tóu, zhī

Radical: 羊 Strokes: 6 HSK 3

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

美群羞羹羸羡羲羌羯羝羚羟

Same radical

美群羞羹羸羡羲羌羯羝羚羟羧羰

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

A sheep's head with horns

Meanings

sheep; goat

CL: tóu, zhī

yáng

surname Yang

Yáng

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Words with 羊 359 total

ram (male sheep)公羊gōng yáng to tend a flock of sheep · to let sheep out to pasture · fig. to throw off the reins · to leave sb alone · acting freely and irresponsibly放羊fàng yáng to drive sheep · to herd sheep赶羊gǎn yáng argali (Ovis ammon)盘羊pán yáng

Idioms with 羊 54 total

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes); impossible to advance or to retreat · without any way out of a dilemma · trapped · in an impossible situation羝羊触藩dī yáng chù fān selling horse-meat as beef steak · hang up a sheep's head and sell dog-meat · try to palm off something inferior to what it purports to be · sell the dog-meat under the label of the sheep's head · carry high-sounding but misleading names挂羊头，卖狗肉guà yáng tóu，mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) · fig. to cheat · dishonest advertising · wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue挂羊头卖狗肉guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu