⺶

羊	U+7F8A, 羊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7F8A

⽺	U+2F7A, ⽺ KANGXI RADICAL SHEEP

← ⽹
[U+2F79]

Kangxi Radicals

⽻ →
[U+2F7B]

⺶	U+2EB6, ⺶ CJK RADICAL SHEEP

← ⺵
[U+2EB5]

CJK Radicals Supplement

⺷ →
[U+2EB7]

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Radical 123 羊

羊 (Kangxi radical 123, 羊+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 廿手 (TQ), four-corner 8050₁, composition ⿱䒑𰀁)

Kangxi radical #123, ⽺.

Derived characters

Appendix:Chinese radical/羊
佯, 𭂎, 咩, 垟, 𫰧, 㟄, 𰑘, 𢏙, 徉, 𪭰, 洋, 𨒫, 𪯷, 样, 烊, 牂, 珜, 祥, 眻, 𥒞, 𮃁, 𬡘, 絴, 𫅧, 蛘, 觧, 詳(详), 𨀘, 𨋽, 𨦡, 𩊑, 䬺, 𩣆, 𫙊, 鮮(鲜), 𪢟
劷, 𨛁, 䍩, 𢼝, 𣁵, 𭭋, 翔, 鴹, 𠲘, 善, 𩰱, 𧒃, 着, 𫳅, 𦭵, 𭽗, 𬒌, 𥥵, 𥬴, 𪔙, 𫨇, 庠, 𡱝, 痒, 氧, 𠙌, 𪢪, 譱

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 950, character 38

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28425

Dae Jaweon: page 1393, character 8

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3125, character 1

Unihan data for U+7F8A

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simp. and trad.		羊

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Historical forms of the character 羊
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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	Old Chinese
样	ʔslaːŋ, laŋ
佯	zlaŋ, laŋ
詳	ljaŋ, laŋ
洋	ljaŋ, laŋ
翔	*ljaŋ
庠	*ljaŋ
祥	*ljaŋ
痒	ljaŋ, laŋʔ
姜	*klaŋ
羌	*kʰlaŋ
蜣	*kʰlaŋ
猐	*kʰlaŋ
唴	*kʰlaŋs
羊	*laŋ
徉	*laŋ
烊	*laŋ
蛘	laŋ, laŋʔ
眻	laŋ, laŋs
鴹	*laŋ
恙	*laŋs
羕	*laŋs
樣	*laŋs
漾	*laŋs

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Characters in the same phonetic series (羊) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Pictogram (象形) – picture of a ram's head. See also the original version of 沈.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jaŋ (“sheep; yak”). Cognate with Tibetan གཡག (g.yag, “yak”), Lepcha ᰚᰩᰭ (yók, “yak”), Tangut 𗇼 (*gjwã², “goat”), Northern Tujia zo³⁵ (“goat; sheep”).

Pronunciation

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Variety	Location	edit 羊
Mandarin	Beijing	/iɑŋ³⁵/
	Harbin	/iaŋ²⁴/
	Tianjin	/iɑŋ⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/iaŋ⁴²/
	Qingdao	/iaŋ⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/iaŋ⁴²/
	Xi'an	/iaŋ²⁴/
	Xining	/iɔ̃²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/iɑŋ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/iɑ̃⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/iɑŋ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/iaŋ²¹³/
	Chengdu	/iaŋ³¹/
	Guiyang	/iaŋ²¹/
	Kunming	/iã̠¹/
	Nanjing	/iaŋ²⁴/
	Hefei	/iɑ̃⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/iɒ̃¹¹/
	Pingyao	/iɑŋ¹³/ /yə¹³/ ～子
	Hohhot	/iɑ̃³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦiã²³/
	Suzhou	/ɦiã¹³/
	Hangzhou	/ɦiɑŋ²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/ji³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/ia⁴⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/iau⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/ian¹³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ian¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/iɔŋ⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/ioŋ¹¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/ʒoŋ¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jœŋ²¹/
	Nanning	/jœŋ²¹/
	Hong Kong	/jœŋ²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/iɔŋ³⁵/ /iũ³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/yoŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/iɔŋ³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/iõ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/iaŋ³¹/ /io³¹/

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Rime
Character	羊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	與章切
Baxter	yang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/iɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/iaŋ/
Wang Li	/jĭaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng⁴

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	羊
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yáng
Middle Chinese	‹ yang ›
Old Chinese	/*ɢaŋ/
English	sheep
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	羊
Reading #	1/1
No.	14535
Phonetic component	羊
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	陽
Old Chinese	/*laŋ/

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yáng (yang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yang²

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yáng

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yán

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ён (i͡on, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): joeng⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yiang³
Gan (Wiktionary): iong⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yông

(Hailu, HRS): rhong

(Meixian, Guangdong): yong²
Jin (Wiktionary): ion¹
Northern Min (KCR): iô̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): iòng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ieo² / iuⁿ² / yong² / yeng²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iûⁿ / iôⁿ / iâuⁿ / iông / iâng

(Teochew, Peng'im): iên⁵ / ion⁵ / iang⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yan
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ian²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yáng
  - Wade–Giles: yang²
  - Yale: yáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yang
  - Palladius: ян (jan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (羊兒／羊儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yángr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yángr
  - Wade–Giles: yang²-ʼrh
  - Yale: yángr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangl
  - Palladius: янр (janr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑ̃ɻ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yang²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaŋ²¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: yáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaŋ²⁴/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: yán
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yan²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iã²⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ён (i͡on, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴
  - Yale: yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yiang³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiaŋ²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: iong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɔŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông
  - Hakka Romanization System: iong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhong
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yong²
  - Sinological IPA: /iɔŋ¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ion¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /iɒ̃¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: iô̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɔŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ieo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ieu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: iuⁿ²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩũ¹³/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yɒŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yeng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yøŋ¹³/

Note:

ieo2/iuⁿ2 - vernacular;
yong2/yeng2 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Zhangpu, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Yilan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iũ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangpu): /iũ²¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Yilan, Lukang, Kinmen, Singapore, Philippines): /iũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iôⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iônn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viooi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔ̃¹³/
  - IPA (Tainan, Singapore): /iɔ̃²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iâunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viaau
  - IPA (Penang): /iãu²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông
  - Tâi-lô: iông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Zhangpu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâng
  - Tâi-lô: iâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Zhangpu): /iaŋ²¹³/

Note:

iûⁿ/iôⁿ/iâuⁿ - vernacular;
iông - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iên⁵ / ion⁵ / iang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iêⁿ / iôⁿ / iâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩẽ⁵⁵/, /ĩõ⁵⁵/, /iaŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

iên5 - vernacular (Chaozhou, Chenghai, Bangkok, Chiang Mai);
ion5 - vernacular (Shantou, Chaoyang, Jieyang, Raoping, Pontianak, Hat Yai);
iang5 - literary.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yan
  - MiniDict: yan^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiã²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ian²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯æn¹³/

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: yang

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢaŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*laŋ/

Definitions

羊

caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)
(slang, neologism, humorous) Alternative form of 陽／阳 (yáng, “positive result (in a medical test)”)
^† Alternative form of 祥 (xiáng, “auspicious”)
^† Alternative form of 徉 (yáng)
a surname: Yang

Synonyms

(sheep, goat):

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		羊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		羊
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	羊
	Taiwan	羊
	Chifeng	羊
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	羊
	Harbin	羊
	Shenyang	羊
	Singapore	羊
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	羊
	Tangshan	羊
	Cangzhou	羊
	Baoding	羊
	Shijiazhuang	羊
	Jinan	羊
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	羊
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	羊
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	羊
	Wanrong	羊
	Zhengzhou	羊
	Xi'an	羊
	Xining	羊
	Xuzhou	羊
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	羊
	Lanzhou	羊
	Ürümqi	羊
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	羊, 羊子
	Chongqing	羊
	Wuhan	羊, 羊子
	Guiyang	羊, 羊子
	Kunming	羊
	Guilin	羊
	Liuzhou	羊, 羊咩
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	羊
	Yangzhou	羊
	Nantong	羊
	Hefei	羊
Cantonese	Guangzhou	羊, 羊咩
	Hong Kong	羊, 羊咩, 羊咩咩 childish
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	羊
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	羊
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	羊
	Dongguan	羊
	Yangjiang	羊, 羊咩
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	羊, 羊咩
	Singapore (Guangfu)	羊
Gan	Nanchang	羊
Gan	Pingxiang	羊
Hakka	Meixian	羊仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	羊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	羊仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	羊仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	羊仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	羊
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	羊仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	羊
	Hong Kong	羊
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	羊
	Senai (Huiyang)	羊
Huizhou	Jixi	羊
Huizhou	Shexian	羊
Jin	Taiyuan	羊, 羊兒
	Xinzhou	羊
	Linhe	羊
	Jining	羊
	Hohhot	羊
	Baotou	羊
	Zhangjiakou	羊
	Handan	羊
Northern Min	Jian'ou	羊
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	羊
Southern Min	Xiamen	羊, 羊咩咩 childish
	Quanzhou	羊, 羊咩咩 childish
	Zhangzhou	羊咩咩 childish
	Zhao'an	羊仔
	Kaohsiung	羊
	Yilan	羊仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	羊
	Taichung	羊仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	羊
	Tainan	羊
	Taitung	羊
	Hsinchu	羊
	Penghu (Magong)	羊
	Penang (Hokkien)	羊
	Singapore (Hokkien)	羊
	Manila (Hokkien)	羊
	Chaozhou	羊
	Shantou	羊
	Shantou (Chenghai)	羊
	Jieyang	羊
	Bangkok (Teochew)	羊
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	羊
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	羊
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	羊
	Singapore (Teochew)	羊
	Pontianak (Teochew)	羊
	Haikou	羊, 羊咩
	Singapore (Hainanese)	羊
Puxian Min	Putian	羊咩, 羊
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	羊
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	羊咩
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	羊
	Xianyou	羊, 羊咩
	Xianyou (Fengting)	羊, 羊咩
	Xianyou (Youyang)	羊, 羊咩
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	羊, 羊咩咩 childish
Shehua	Fu'an	羊
	Fuding	羊
	Luoyuan	羊
	Sanming	羊
	Shunchang	羊
	Hua'an	羊
	Guixi (Zhangping)	羊
	Cangnan	羊
	Jingning (Hexi)	羊
	Lishui	羊
	Longyou	羊
	Chaozhou	羊
	Fengshun	羊
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	羊
Wu	Shanghai	羊
	Suzhou	羊, 羊媽媽
	Danyang	羊子
	Hangzhou	羊
	Wenzhou	羊兒
Xiang	Changsha	羊
Xiang	Shuangfeng	羊

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Dialectal synonyms of 羊 (“goat; sheep”) [map]

Compounds

亡羊
亡羊得牛
亡羊補牢／亡羊补牢 (wángyángbǔláo)
代罪羔羊 (dàizuì gāoyáng)
仿羊皮紙／仿羊皮纸
使羊將狼／使羊将狼
公羊 (gōngyáng, “ram”)
公羊傳／公羊传 (Gōngyángzhuàn)
公羊經／公羊经
公羊高
北山羊 (běishānyáng)
十羊九牧
叱石成羊
吉羊 (jíxiáng)
告朔餼羊／告朔饩羊
問羊知馬／问羊知马
多歧亡羊
大羚羊
失馬亡羊／失马亡羊
如狼牧羊
山羊 (shānyáng, “goat”)
岩羊 (yányáng)
常羊 (chángyáng)
待罪羔羊
拿羊
撞門羊／撞门羊
擔酒牽羊／担酒牵羊
攘羊
攬羊／揽羊
放羊 (fàngyáng)
方羊 (pángyáng)
替罪羊 (tìzuìyáng)
替罪羔羊
桑弘羊
歧路亡羊 (qílùwángyáng)
母羊 (mǔyáng, “ewe”)
涼爽羊毛／凉爽羊毛
涮羊肉
淫羊藿 (yínyánghuò)
湖羊
湯羊／汤羊
灘羊／滩羊
炮羊肚
無羊／无羊
爛羊頭／烂羊头
牧羊 (mùyáng)
牧羊犬 (mùyángquǎn)
牧羊神
牧羊讀書／牧羊读书
牽羊成禮／牵羊成礼
牽羊擔酒／牵羊担酒
玉羊
白羊子
白羊宮／白羊宫 (báiyánggōng)
白羊座 (Báiyángzuò)
白羊鮮／白羊鲜
盤羊／盘羊
相羊 (xiāngyáng)
石羊
素絲羔羊／素丝羔羊
綿羊／绵羊 (miányáng, “sheep”)
羊乳 (yángrǔ)
羊倌 (yángguān)
羊兒風／羊儿风
羊入虎口 (yángrùhǔkǒu)
羊公鶴／羊公鹤
羊冊／羊册 (Yángcè)
羊卓雍湖
羊卜
羊城 (Yángchéng)
羊字旁 (yángzìpáng)
羊尾 (Yángyǐ)
羊工
羊左之誼／羊左之谊
羊市 (Yángshì)
羊布婚
羊帶來／羊带来 (yángdàilái)
羊性
羊撞籬笆／羊撞篱笆
羊斑
羊桃 (yángtáo)
羊栖菜 (yángqīcài)
羊棗／羊枣
羊欣
羊毛 (yángmáo)
羊毛猴
羊毛疔
羊毛脂 (yángmáozhī)
羊毫
羊水 (yángshuǐ)
羊溝／羊沟
羊狠狼貪／羊狠狼贪
羊痘
羊癇瘋／羊痫疯
羊癲瘋／羊癫疯 (yángdiānfēng)
羊皮紙／羊皮纸 (yángpízhǐ)
羊真孔草
羊祜
羊續懸魚／羊续悬鱼
羊羔 (yánggāo)
羊羔利
羊羔酒
羊群 (yángqún)
羊羹 (yánggēng)
羊肉床子
羊肚蕈
羊胛熟
羊背石
羊胃羊頭／羊胃羊头
羊脂玉
羊脂白
羊腸／羊肠 (yángcháng)
羊腸小徑／羊肠小径 (yángchángxiǎojìng)
羊腸小道／羊肠小道 (yángchángxiǎodào)
羊腸線／羊肠线
羊腸路／羊肠路
羊腸鳥道／羊肠鸟道
羊膜 (yángmó)
羊膜穿刺 (yángmó chuāncì)
羊膜類／羊膜类
羊舌 (Yángshé)
羊茅 (yángmáo)
羊落虎口
羊裘
羊裘垂釣／羊裘垂钓
羊角 (yángjiǎo)
羊角哀
羊角風／羊角风 (yángjiǎofēng)
羊觸藩籬／羊触藩篱
羊質虎皮／羊质虎皮
羊踏菜園／羊踏菜园
羊蹄
羊蹄甲
羊躑躅／羊踯躅
羊車／羊车
羊酒
羊陸之交／羊陆之交
羊霜腸／羊霜肠
羊頭狗肉／羊头狗肉 (yángtóugǒuròu)
羊馬城／羊马城
羊駝／羊驼 (yángtuó)
羊體嵇心／羊体嵇心
羊鬚瘡／羊须疮
羊齒／羊齿
美麗奴羊／美丽奴羊
羔羊 (gāoyáng)
羚羊 (língyáng, “antelope”)
羚羊掛角／羚羊挂角
羝羊觸藩／羝羊触藩
羱羊 (yuányáng)
羵羊／𫅗羊
翔羊 (xiángyáng)
肉袒牽羊／肉袒牵羊
肥羊 (féiyáng)
肥羊肉
臧穀亡羊／臧谷亡羊
蘇武牧羊／苏武牧羊
虎入羊群 (hǔrùyángqún)
虎皮羊質／虎皮羊质
虎蕩羊群／虎荡羊群
襄羊
賣狗懸羊／卖狗悬羊
迷路羔羊
青羊觀／青羊观
順手牽羊／顺手牵羊 (shùnshǒuqiānyáng)
領頭羊／领头羊 (lǐngtóuyáng)
風羊／风羊
飲羊／饮羊
餓虎吞羊／饿虎吞羊
餓虎撲羊／饿虎扑羊
餓虎擒羊／饿虎擒羊
餼羊／饩羊 (xìyáng)
鳥道羊腸／鸟道羊肠

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (羊):

→ Japanese: 羊(よう) (yō)
→ Korean: 양(羊) (yang)
→ Vietnamese: dương (羊)

Others:

Wutunhua: yang

References

“Entry #2600”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from translingual ¥. Perhaps influenced by 大洋 (dàyáng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáng (yang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yáng
  - Wade–Giles: yang²
  - Yale: yáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yang
  - Palladius: ян (jan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴
  - Yale: yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹/

Definitions

羊

(slang) Japanese yen
(slang) Chinese yuan

References

莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “羊”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 277.

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ひつじ Grade: 3
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Kanji

羊

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

sheep

Readings

Etymology 1

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⟨pi₁tuzi⟩ → */pʲituzi/ → /ɸituzi/ → /çitsudʑi/

From Old Japanese.^[1] Further derivation unknown. Theories include:

From 日 (hi, “sun”) +‎ 辻 (tsuji, “crossroads”), as the sun begins to set around the hour of the Sheep according to traditional Chinese timekeeping.
Alteration from 髭 (hige, “facial hair”) +‎ つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) +‎ 牛 (ushi, “cattle”).
Alteration from 人 (hito, “person”) +‎ 牛 (ushi, “cattle”), literally “people’s cattle”.
Alteration from 養す (hitasu, “to raise (cattle)”) +‎ 獣 (shishi, “a beast used for its meat”) or 養し (hitashi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 養す) +‎ 牛 (ushi, “cattle”). If true, would parallel the supposed development of やぎ (yagi) from 野牛 (yagyū, “wild cattle”), referring to the relative ease of domestication of sheep.^[2]

Pronunciation

ヒツジ on Japanese Wikipedia

(Tokyo) ひつじ [hìtsújí] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[4]^[5]
IPA^(key): [çi̥t͡sɨʑi]

- Homophone: 未

Noun

羊(ひつじ) or 羊(ヒツジ) • (hitsuji)

a sheep (animal)
- 1999 March 6, “スリーピィ”, in Starter Box(スターターボックス), Konami:
  
  しっぽの長(なが)いひつじ。しっぽを使(つか)い催(さい)眠(みん)術(じゅつ)をかけ、睡(すい)魔(ま)を誘(さそ)う。
  Shippo no nagai hitsuji. Shippo o tsukai saiminjutsu o kake, suima o sasou.
  A sheep that will mesmerize you to sleep with its long tail.

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒツジ.

Derived terms

未(ひつじ) (hitsuji)

Etymology 2

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よう Grade: 3
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From Middle Chinese 羊 (MC yang).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jo̞ː]

Affix

羊(よう) • (yō)

a sheep (animal)

References

[1]
Omodaka, Hisataka (1967) 時代別国語大辞典上代編 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN, page 614
[2]
語源由来辞典 Gogen Yurai Jiten
[3]
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
[4]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
[5]
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 羊 (MC yang). Recorded as Middle Korean 야ᇰ (yang) (Yale: yang) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

羊

Wikisource 羊 (eumhun 양 양 (yang yang))

hanja form^? of 양 (“sheep”)

Compounds

면양 (綿羊, myeonyang)
산양 (山羊, sanyang)
양각 (羊角, yanggak)
양막 (羊膜, yangmak)
양모 (羊毛, yangmo)
양수 (羊水, yangsu)
영양 (羚羊, yeong'yang)
양피 (羊皮, yangpi)