⽺

sheep

yáng (yang2)

Radical no. 123 · 6 strokes (第 123 部首 · 6 画 dì 123 bùshǒu · 6 huà)

Radical ⽺ (yáng) — meaning: sheep, 6 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical is a pictograph depicting a sheep or goat with curved horns and body, originating from oracle-bone script and developing through seal script. It is one of the oldest pictographs in Chinese, representing the distinctive form of this animal.

Mnemonic: Picture a sheep with two curved horns on top and legs below to remember this character's distinctive shape.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

8 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 羌qiāng

    variant of 羌[qiang1]

    7 strokes

  • 芈mǐ

    to bleat (of a sheep)

    8 strokes

  • 美měi

    beautiful

    HSK 3

    9 strokes

  • 羍dá

    little lamb

    9 strokes

  • 羑yǒu

    to lead

    9 strokes

  • 羞xiū

    shy

    10 strokes

  • 羔gāo

    lamb

    10 strokes

  • 羖gǔ

    black ewe

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.