Yáng

sheep; goat (in 羊)

HSK 3

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • Yángsurname Yang
  • yángsheep; goat; 头[tóu], 只[zhī]

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

羊毛yáng máo

wool

yáng

sheep; goat

绵羊mián yáng

sheep

山羊shān yáng

goat

小羊xiǎo yáng

lamb

亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never

5Example Sentences

羊毛很柔软。

yáng máo hěn róu ruǎn。

Wool is very soft.

他在山上放羊。

tā zài shān shàng fàng yáng。

He is herding sheep on the mountain.

Other Characters Pronounced “yang”