跟我学汉字:羊( yáng )

2018-04-18

 

字形:

 

羊字最早描绘的是一个正面羊头的形状。后来又加入了犄角、耳朵和尾巴。因为羊天性温顺,中国人常把羊看作美好、吉祥的象征。

The shape of ""  looks like the head of a sheep, horns, ears and tail added later. Because of the mild nature of sheep, Chinese people consider it a symbol of goodliness and luck.

 

字义:

 

sheep

 

组词:

 

山羊(shānyáng): goat

 

羚羊(língyáng): antelope

 

绵羊(miányáng): sheep

 

羊肉 (yángròu):  mutton  

 

例句:

 

我是1991年出生的,我属羊。

I was born in 1991,  the year of sheep.

[ Web editor:Robin Wang, Wu Jianhan    Source:i.myechinese.com ]