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sheep 羊
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样
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appearance, manner, pattern, way, shape
yàng Left: tree 木, right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep.)
Trees and sheep have different appearance.
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木
羊
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着
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to wear clothes, receive, to touch
zhāo, zháo, zhe, zhuó Var. of sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三.), eye 目 (Here: 目 as a pile of 3 sweaters, such as those piled in a department store.)
When the sheep's wool 三 is made into sweaters 目, it can be touched or worn as clothes.
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羊
目
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羊
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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sheep
yáng
The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due thick wool 三 is the: sheep.
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羊
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差
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difference, discrepancy, lack
chā, chà, chāi, cī Top: sheep 羊 with a bent leg ノ, below: craftsman, construction 工
A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman: what a difference!
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羊
差
工
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鲜
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fresh, delicious, seldom, rare
xiān, xiǎn Left: fish 鱼 (=魚 with mouth ⺈, body 田 and tail fin 灬), right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep)
(Both) fish and and sheep shall be fresh. (But formerly this was seldom.)
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魚
羊
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糕
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cakes, pastry
gāo Left: rice 米, right: lamb 羔 (sheep 羊 [here: rising heat 丷 in an oven with three levels 王] with fire 灬)
It's made of rice in a 3-level-oven over the fire: The cake.
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米
丷
羊
灬
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养
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to raise (animals), to bring up (children), to give birth
yǎng Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), bottom: between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between)
A sheep is in the period of "in between", when it is raised.
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羊
介
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洋
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ocean, foreign, vast
yáng Left: water 氵, right: sheep 羊 (here: a rippled white wave like the wool of a sheep)
The water can ripple like sheep's (wool) in the vast ocean over which the foreign came.
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氵
羊
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幸
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happiness, fortunate, lucky, trusted
xìng From top: earth 土, two drops 丶丶 and mirrored earth 干 (or variation of sheep: 羊)
Between two earths is the happiness.
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土
幸
羊
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美
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America, USA, beautiful
měi Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), below: big 大
A sheep that is big is beautiful, like America.
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羊
大
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详
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detailed, exact, scrutinize
xiáng Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep.)
Words as protrudingly as the thick wool of a sheep are detailed.
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讠
羊
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羞
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ashamed, shy, bashful, delicacies
xiū Left: var. of sheep 羊 (with bent leg ノ), right: ugly 丑 (var. of five 五)
For the sheep with five curved legs you should feel ashamed.
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羊
丑
五
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羡
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jealous, to envy, admire
xiàn Top: sheep 羊, below: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?) (欠 = The yawning person 人 has a lack [of manners])
The sheep coming next makes me jealous.
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羊
次
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善
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goodness, benevolent, well-disposed, improve
shàn From top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), stand 立, mouth 口
A sheep standing with a gaping mouth is good and benevolent.
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善
羊
口
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盖
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lid, cover, seal, canopy
gài, gě Top: sheep 羊 (here: sheepskin), bottom: bowl/plate 皿
A sheepskin can be laid over a bowl, as: a lid.
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羊
皿
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拦
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obstruct, to block sb's path, hinder
lán Left: hand 扌, right: orchid 兰 (three 三 petals)
The hand is for a backless sheep 羊 an obstruction.
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扌
兰
羊
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群
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flock, group, crowd, herd
qún Left: monarch, master 君 (He strikes with a stick ノ in a hand on a mouth 口), right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep)
If a monarch has sheep, then a flock.
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君
尹
ノ
羊
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痒
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to itch, to tickle
yǎng Left: disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep)
(woolen sweaters often itch) The disease, like with sheep's wool, is itchy.
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疒
羊
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氧
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oxygen (chemistry)
yǎng Top: gas, air 气 (image of uprising steam), bottom: sheep 羊 (here: placeholder for animal life)
The gas for the (animal) life is: oxygen.
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气
羊
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翔
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to soar, to glide, to hover
xiáng Left: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), right: wings 羽
A sheep with wings can soar into the air.
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羊
羽
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祥
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good omen, auspicious, kindly, benevolent, propitious
xiáng Left: to show, altar 礻/示 (image of an altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and drippling blood 八), right: sheep 羊
An altar with a sheep is a good omen.
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示
羊
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姜
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ginger
jiāng Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), bottom: woman 女
The sheep is spiced by the woman with: ginger.
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羊
女
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膳
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nutrition, meals
shàn Left: body part 月/肉, right: goodness, benevolent 善 (A sheep 羊 standing 立 with a gaping mouth 口 is good and benevolent)
For the body it is good: the nutrition.
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肉
善
羊
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佯
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pretend, feign, false, deceitful
yáng Left: person 亻, right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep)
A person pretending to be a sheep is deceitful.
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亻
羊
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羌
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muntjac (=barking deer), Qiang ethnic group
qiāng Left: sheep 羊, right: extra leg 乚
The sheep with the extra leg is a muntiac-deer.
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羊
乚
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羔
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lamb
gāo Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), bottom: fire 灬
(I love roasted lamb) The 'sheep' on the fire is: a lamb.
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羊
灬
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漾
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to ripple (water), to overflow
yàng Left: water 氵, right: eternal, forever 羕 (sheep 羊, eternal 永 [= I emphasise 丶 Water 水 has been forever.]) Here: 永 as ripples on the water
Water like (wool from) sheep rippling on the water is: rippling. Or: In the ocean 洋 the water 水 is rippling.
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氵
羊
永
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恙
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sickness
yàng Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), bottom: heart 心 (here: one 乚 of the 4 legs 灬 is crooked)
The sheep with the crooked leg is sick.
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羊
心
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羚
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antelope
líng Left: sheep 羊, right: order, command 令 (A lid on the bent person卩, was ordered)
The 'sheep' that (is following the herd/flock) as if on command is: the antelope.
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羊
令
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羹
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soup
gēng Top: lamb 羔 (The sheep 羊 on the fire 灬 is: a lamb), bottom: beautiful, USA 美 (sheep 羊, big 大)
The lambs of sheep that are big are used in: the soup.
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羊
灬
大
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羲
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emperor Fuxi / Fu Hsi 伏羲, a mythical emperor
xī From top: sheep 羊, rice plant 禾, seeweed 丂, halbard 戈)
With sheep, rice, seeweed and halbards was: Fuxi.
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羊
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