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Yáng

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Yáng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Yáng | Yang2
English translation
surname Yang
sheep
goat
CL: tóu
> tóu [tóu], zhī
> zhǐ [zhī]
sheep, goat

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About Yáng

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Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

156

Traditional form

Yáng

Contains the radical

Yáng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A sheep's head with horns

Etymology of Yáng

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

ha

Explanation

Pictograph of the horns on a sheep.

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Example sentences using Yáng

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狼群 yǎo 绵羊 mián yáng .

Wolves worry the sheep.

jiàn 厚重 hòu zhòng de 羊毛 yáng máo 斗篷 dǒu peng zài 肩上.

She threw a heavy woollen cloak over her shoulders.

lǎo 羊皮 yáng pí 上市 shàng shì , xiǎo 羊皮 yáng pí 跟着 gēn zhe lái .

As soon goes the young lamb's skin to the market as the old ewe 's.

我们 wǒmen zài 榆树 Yú shù xià cǎo jiān bèi Yáng kěn diào de 小丘 xiǎo qiū shǎng chī 草莓 cǎo méi .

On a sheep - cropped knou under a clump of elms we ate the strawberries.

de 皮肤 pífū xiàng 一副羊皮 yáng pí ,根本 gēnběn pèi zài 身上 shēn shang .

Her complexion is like parchment very much the worse for wear.

Words with Yáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Yáng sheep Yáng
白羊座 Bái yáng zuò Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)白羊座 Bái yáng zuò
山羊 shān yáng goat山羊 shān yáng
羊肉 yángròu mutton羊肉 yángròu
羊毛 yáng máo fleece羊毛 yáng máo
羔羊 gāo yáng sheep羔羊 gāo yáng
绵羊 mián yáng sheep綿羊
替罪羊 tì zuì yáng scapegoat替罪羊 tì zuì yáng
羊水 yáng shuǐ amniotic fluid羊水 yáng shuǐ
羚羊 líng yáng antelope羚羊 líng yáng
羊羔 yáng gāo lamb羊羔 yáng gāo
羊皮 yáng pí sheepskin羊皮 yáng pí
牧羊人 mù yáng rén shepherd牧羊人 mù yáng rén
羊群 yáng qún flock of sheep羊群 yáng qún
牧羊 mù yáng shepherd牧羊 mù yáng
牧羊犬 mù yáng quǎn sheepdog牧羊犬 mù yáng quǎn
顺手牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain順手牽羊
亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo fig. to act belatedly亡羊補牢
羊奶 yáng nǎi sheep's milk羊奶 yáng nǎi
羊城 Yáng chéng Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州 Guǎng zhōu [Guǎng​zhōu]羊城 Yáng chéng
放羊 fàng yáng to tend a flock of sheep放羊 fàng yáng
羊膜 yáng mó amnion羊膜 yáng mó

Yáng Decomposition & Compounds

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Yáng Compounds

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  • Yáng
    • zhāo
    • Měi
      • gēng , měi , měi , měi , měi , , měi
    • chā
      • cuō , cuō , jiē , cuō , cuó , suō , cuó , chá , zhà , cuō , chài , chā , cuó , , , , , , , , , ,
    • shàn
      • shàn , shàn , shàn , , shàn , shàn , , , , , , , shàn , , , shàn
    • xiǎn
    • xiū
    • jiāng
    • gāo
      • gāo , gēng , , zhuó , gēng , yǎo , , yáo ,
      • , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • qiāng
        • , ,
      • qiāng , yǎng , , , , , xiǎng
    • yàng
    • shān
    • yàng , yǎng , qún , , yáng , xiáng , yǎng , yǎng , xiáng , xiáng , xiàn , yàng , yáng , líng , miē , jié , qiǎng , yáng , yáng , xiān , , yáng , xiáng , zāng , yǒu , , zhù , , róng , suō , , tāng , yuán , fěn , shān , yáng , shàn , chí , zhǎ , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • , , qiǎng , , xiàn , , , , , , , , jiě , xiáng , ,
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