Chinese Notes

羊 yáng

yáng noun sheep; goat
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature , Concept: Animal 动物
Notes: 羊 could refer to a goat 山羊 or sheep 绵羊 (CC-CEDICT '羊'; Guoyu '羊' n 1; Unihan '羊')
yáng noun Kangxi radical 123
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '羊' n 2; Unihan '羊')
yáng proper noun Yang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '羊'; Guoyu '羊' n 2)
xiáng adjective lucky
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As a variant of 祥 (Guoyu '羊' xiáng)

Contained in

羊肉 lamb; mutton
羊角风(羊角風) epilepsy
羊桃 carambola; star fruit
羊肚手巾 towel (especially worn as a turban)
羊痫风(羊癇風) epilepsy
羊毛毯 woolen blanket
手抓羊肉 hand-held mutton
羊毫 goat hair used in writing brushes
盘羊(盤羊) argali (Ovis ammon)
羊怪 faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology
羊痒疫(羊癢疫) scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
羊奶 sheep's milk
羊头(羊頭) sheep's head; fig. advertisement for good meat
羊瘙痒病(羊瘙癢病) scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
山羊座 Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
羯羊 wether
羊肉馅(羊肉餡) minced mutton
涮羊肉 Mongolian hot pot; instant-boiled mutton (dish)
挂羊头卖狗肉(掛羊頭賣狗肉) to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat; to cheat; dishonest advertising
羊角豆 okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
羊肉串 lamb kebabs
山羊胡子(山羊鬍子) goatee
羊群 flock of sheep
羊兽(羊獸) a goat
毛出在羊身上 wool comes from the sheep's back; One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
代罪羔羊 scapegoat
羊瘙痒症(羊瘙癢症) scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
龙羊(龍羊) Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
牧羊者 shepherd
羱羊 ibex
羊膜 amniotic (fluid); amnion
羊角芹 ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
羊水 amniotic fluid
群羊 a flock of sheep
杀牛宰羊(殺牛宰羊) slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep; to prepare a big feast
羊栈(羊棧) a sheep pen
羊毛线(羊毛線) knitting wool; wool yarn
羊质虎皮(羊質虎皮) the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger; impressive in appearance but lacking in substance
放羊娃 shepherd; shepherd boy
领头羊(領頭羊) bellwether
黄羊(黃羊) Mongolian gazelle
羊脂玉 white jade
藏羚羊 Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)
羊男 goat-man; faun
牧羊人 shepherd
羊年 Year of the Ram
羊肠 sheep intestines ; a winding road

Also contained in

羊卓雍措、羊角村、青羊、桑弘羊

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

《羊部》 Yáng Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 50
有司第十七 17. The servant clearing the way The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 36
第八十九回 Chapter 89 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 24
卷四十七志第二十三禮一 Volume 47 Treatises 23: Rites 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 21
卷八十七志第四十地理三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Geography 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 18
第一百二十回 Chapter 120 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 17
卷二西山經 Chapter 2: Classic of the Mountains - West Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 17
卷77 宋翻辛雄羊深楊機高崇 Volume 77: Song Fan, Xin Xiong, Yang Shen, Yang Ji, Gao Chong Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 16
卷一百〇三志第五十六禮六 Volume 103 Treatises 56: Rites 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 16
卷五十九 Scroll 59 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 16

Collocations

羊舌 (羊舌) 羊舌大夫為尉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 20
羊俎 (羊俎) 肵俎在羊俎之北 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 少牢馈食礼第十六 16. Rites of the secondary pen victim food offering — count: 17
羊铏 (羊铏) 取一羊铏于房中 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 少牢馈食礼第十六 16. Rites of the secondary pen victim food offering — count: 8
羊枣 (羊棗) 曾晳嗜羊棗 — Mencius 孟子, 盡心下 Jin Xin II — count: 5
羊燔 (羊燔) 次宾羞羊燔 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 有司第十七 17. The servant clearing the way — count: 4
羞羊 (羞羊) 次宾羞羊燔 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 有司第十七 17. The servant clearing the way — count: 4
在羊 (在羊) 三鼎在羊镬之西 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 少牢馈食礼第十六 16. Rites of the secondary pen victim food offering — count: 4
羊牲 (羊牲) 掌羊牲 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 4
羊鼎 (羊鼎) 司马举羊鼎 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 有司第十七 17. The servant clearing the way — count: 4
羊左 (羊左) 少牢則以羊左肩七個 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《少儀》 Smaller Rules of Demeanour — count: 4