TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
羊
ㄧㄤˊ · yáng
noun — sheep, goat, ram
字源 FORM — what the parts do
羊形the head of a ram seen from the front — curved horns, body below
A ram's head straight on: the two curved horns up top, the face and body in the strokes below. The whole animal stands in one sign — 綿羊、山羊 — and lends its shape and sound to a flock of characters: 洋、養、祥.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
正面看過去，兩隻角往上一彎（羊）——一頭羊。
Head on, the two horns curve up (羊) — a sheep.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)羊、綿羊— sheep, ram常用
→山羊、羔羊— goat; lamb
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension