羊( yáng )

 
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 "羊"  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:
wǒshì yījiǔjiǔyī nián chūshēnɡde,wǒ shǔ yánɡ.
1、我是1991年出生的,我属羊。
I was born in 1991,  the year of sheep.
yánɡshìyìzhǒnɡwēnshùndedònɡwù.
2、羊是一种温顺的动物。
Sheep is a kind of animal with mild nature.