Radical 123
| 羊 | ||
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| 
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| 羊 (U+7F8A) "sheep" | ||
| Pronunciations | ||
| Pinyin: | yáng | |
| Bopomofo: | ㄧㄤˊ | |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh: | yang | |
| Wade–Giles: | yang2 | |
| Cantonese Yale: | yèuhng | |
| Jyutping: | joeng4 | |
| Japanese Kana: | ヨウ yō (on'yomi) ひつじ hitsuji (kun'yomi) | |
| Sino-Korean: | 양 yang | |
| Names | ||
| Chinese name(s): | (Left) 羊字旁 yángzìpáng (Top) 羊字頭/羊字头 yángzìtóu | |
| Japanese name(s): | 羊/ひつじ hitsuji (Left) 羊偏/ひつじへん hitsujihen | |
| Hangul: | 양 yang | |
| Stroke order animation | ||
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Radical 123 or radical sheep (羊部) meaning "sheep" or "goat" is one of the 29 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 6 strokes.
In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 156 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical.
羊 is also the 143rd indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, with ⺶ and 𦍌 being its associated indexing component.
Evolution
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			 Oracle bone script character Oracle bone script character
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			 Bronze script character Bronze script character
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			 Large seal script character Large seal script character
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			 Small seal script character Small seal script character
Derived characters
| Strokes | Characters | 
|---|---|
| +0 | 羊 | 
| +1 | 羋 | 
| +2 | 羌 | 
| +3 | 羍 美 羏 羐 (=羑) 羑 | 
| +4 | 羒 羓 羔 羖 羗 (=羌/羑) 羘 羙 (=美 羔) | 
| +5 | 着SC/HK (=著 -> 艸) 羕 羚 羛 羜 羝 羞 羟SC (=羥) | 
| +6 | 羠 羡SC (=羨) 羢 (=絨 -> 糸) | 
| +7 | 羣HK (=群) 群 羥 羦 羧 羨 義 羪 | 
| +8 | 羫 | 
| +9 | 羬 羭 羮 (=羹) 羯 羰 | 
| +10 | 羱 羲 | 
| +12 | 羳 羴 羵 | 
| +13 | 羶 羷 羸 羹 | 
| +14 | 羺 | 
| +15 | 羻 羼 | 
Sinogram
The radical is also used as an independent Chinese character. It is one of the Kyōiku kanji or Kanji taught in the third grade in Japan.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "The Kyoiku Kanji (教育漢字) - Kanshudo". www.kanshudo.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
Literature
- Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: Abbeville Press. ISBN 0-89659-774-1.
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