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羊 yáng — “sheep”
How to write and say the Chinese character 羊 (yáng), which means sheep — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Animals.
Pinyin · 拼音 yáng
Meaning · 意思 sheep
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 羊 (sheep)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
羊 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a sheep's head with horns.
A common word常用词
山羊
goat
Example sentence例句
小羊咩咩叫。
The lamb goes baa baa.
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