羊

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

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character[edit]

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Radical 123 羊

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

Kangxi radical #123, ⽺.

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

KangXi: page 950, character 38
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28425
Dae Jaweon: page 1393, character 8
Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3125, character 1
Unihan data for U+7F8A

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.		羊

Glyph origin[edit]

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

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

Pictogram (象形) – picture of a ram's head.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jaŋ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáng (yang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yông
Min Bei (KCR): iô̤ng
Min Dong (BUC): iòng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): iûⁿ / iôⁿ / iâuⁿ / iông / iâng

(Teochew, Peng'im): iun⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): hhian (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ
  - Wade–Giles: yang²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yang
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (羊兒／羊儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: yángr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊㄦ
  - Wade–Giles: yangrh²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangl
  - IPA ^(key): /jɑ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴
  - Yale: yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông
  - Hakka Romanization System: iong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yong¹
  - IPA: /i̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yong¹
  - IPA: /(j)i̯oŋ²⁴/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: iô̤ng
  - IPA ^(key): /iɔŋ³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: iòng
  - IPA ^(key): /yoŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Yilan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iũ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kinmen): /iũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iôⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iônn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viooi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔ̃¹³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iâunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viaau
  - IPA (Penang): /iãʊ²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông
  - Tâi-lô: iông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâng
  - Tâi-lô: iâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ¹³/

Note: iûⁿ/iôⁿ/iâuⁿ - vernacular, iông - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iun⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iûⁿ
  - IPA ^(key): /ĩũ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhian (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɦiã²³/

Dialectal data▼

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 (Min Nan)	/iɔŋ³⁵/ /iũ³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/yoŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/iɔŋ³³/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/iõ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/iaŋ³¹/ /io³¹/

Middle Chinese: /jɨɐŋ/▼

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
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/iɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/iaŋ/
Wang Li	/jĭaŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yáng

Old Chinese▼
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢaŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*laŋ/

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.

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/

Definitions[edit]

羊

caprid, eg. sheep, goat, antelope (Classifier: 隻／只)
A surname.

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 羊

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (羊):

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

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
羊
ひつじ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Kanji[edit]

Readings[edit]

Go-on: よう (yō, Jōyō); じょう (jō)
Kan-on: よう (yō, Jōyō); しょう (shō)
Kun: ひつじ (hitsuji, 羊, Jōyō)

Pronunciation[edit]

Kanji in this term
羊
ひつじ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

ヒツジ on Japanese Wikipedia

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ひつじ [hìtsújí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
- IPA^(key): [çi̥t͡sɨᵝʑi]
- Homophone: 未

Noun[edit]

羊 (hiragana ひつじ, katakana ヒツジ, rōmaji hitsuji)

a sheep (animal)
- 1999 March 6, “スリーピィ [Sleepie]”, in Starter Boxスターターボックス (in Japanese), 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 sasō.
  A sheep that will mesmerize you to sleep with its long tail.

Derived terms[edit]

未 (ひつじ) (hitsuji)

References[edit]

^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

羊 (eumhun 양 양 (yang yang))

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

羊 (dương)

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[NHK-1] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[2]

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羊

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Descendants[edit]

Japanese[edit]

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Readings[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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