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羊
Yáng
1. surname Yang
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 6 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

羊
yáng
sheep, goat
HSK 2 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

公羊
gōngyáng
ram (male sheep)
小羊
xiǎoyáng
lamb
山羊
shānyáng
goat
岩羊
yányáng
bharal
攘羊
rǎngyáng
to take home sb else's stray sheep
放羊
fàngyáng
to tend a flock of sheep
未羊
wèiyáng
Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
牛羊
niúyáng
cattle and sheep
牧羊
mùyáng
to raise sheep
白羊
Báiyáng
Aries (star sign)
绵羊
miányáng
sheep
羊城
Yángchéng
Yangcheng, a nickname for [[廣州|广州<Guǎngzhōu>]]
羊奶
yángnǎi
sheep's milk
羊年
yángnián
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
羊怪
yángguài
faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology
羊拐
yángguǎi
children's game, similar to knucklebones
羊排
yángpái
lamb chop
羊桃
yángtáo
variant of [[楊桃|杨桃<yángtáo>]]
羊栈
yángzhàn
sheep or goat pen
羊毛
yángmáo
fleece

Alternate Entries

羊
yáng
sheep / goat / CL:[[頭|头<tóu>]], [[隻|只<zhī>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
1,336
Word Frequency Rank
2,290 of 84,292

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