羊

surname Yang

sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

羊 = 丫 + 三 : Maud Younger is looking for gender equality just inside the anglepod's kitchen—and a dowsing rod is her tool of choice. A sheep sees this and imitates her, using a Cartesian coordinate system as a dowsing rod substitute.

羊 character breakdown

羊
- 三
  - 一
  - 二
    - 一
- 丫

三

sa̅n = s + an1

three / 3

三 = 一 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: a Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.

Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the ants. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) ants stop to watch the performance.

丫

ya̅ = y + a1

fork / branch / bifurcation / girl

Maud Younger is playing a game with a girl in front of the ashram. Blindfolded, Maud Younger is supposed to find the girl with a dowsing rod.

Characters with 羊 as component

着

著

zha̅o = zh + ao1

(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add

着

著

zhe = zh + e5

aspect particle indicating action in progress

着 = 目 + 羊 : James II of England (zh) cuddles with the sheep (羊) also on the roof of the aorta (e5), and again the Eye of Providence (目) catches fire (着) out of jealousy as it watches the action in progress(着).

着

著

zháo = zh + ao2

to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in

着 = 目 + 羊 : In the aorta's kitchen (ao2), James II of England (zh) has first contact (着) with the sheep's (羊) wool. He is so amazed by the feeling that he can't stop cuddling with the sheep and finally falls asleep (着). Unfortunately the Eye of Providence (目) watches all of it and is so jealous that it catches fire (着).

着

著

zhuó = zhu + o2

to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply

样

樣

yàng = y + ang4

manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type

样 = 木 + 羊 : Maud Younger finds a sheep painting the walls in the anglepod's bathroom. The sheep is painting the walls with a pattern of Christmas trees. Intoxicated by the pattern's appearance, she almost believes herself to stand in the middle of a mystical forest.

差

cha̅ = ch + a1

difference; discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

差 = 工 + 羊 : Charlie Chapling is juggling steel beams in front of the ashram. A sheep is making an error bar graph representing Charlie's number of tries to juggle as long as possible without letting the beams fall down.

差

chà = ch + a4

different / wrong; mistaken / to fall short; to lack / not up to standard; inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]

差

cha̅i = ch + ai1

to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job; official post

差

ci̅ = c + Ø1

used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

养

養

yǎng = y + ang3

to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

养 = 介 + 羊 : Maud Younger wants to send a sheep to the moon using a rocket in the anglepod.

美

měi = m + ei3

beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

美

měi = m + ei3

(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])

美 = 大 + 羊 : Mnemonic symbol: a very beautiful 美女

美 = 大 + 羊 : Mahatma Gandhi, the sheep and the robot are all very much blown away by a very beautiful 美女 inside of the Eiffel Tower.

美

měi = m + ei3

beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

美 = 大 + 羊 : Mnemonic symbol: a very beautiful 美女

美 = 大 + 羊 : Mahatma Gandhi, the sheep and the robot are all very much blown away by a very beautiful 美女 inside of the Eiffel Tower.

Words with 羊

亡

wáng

羊

yáng

补

補

bǔ

牢

láo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

代

dài

罪

zuì

羔

ga̅o

羊

yáng

scapegoat

仿

fǎng

羊

yáng

皮

pí

纸

紙

zhǐ

imitation parchment

公

go̅ng

羊

yáng

ram (male sheep)

公

go̅ng

羊

yáng

传

傳

zhuàn

Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋[Gong1 yang2 Chun1 qiu1]

公

go̅ng

羊

yáng

春

chu̅n

秋

qiu̅

Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4]

北

běi

山