羊(yáng): surname Yang
HSK 36 strokes
Readingsyángxiáng
surname Yang
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yáng / xiáng
- Meaning
- surname Yang
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 羊 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿱丷？A sheep's head with horns
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 羊 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 羊
Common words using 羊 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
instant-boiled mutton; thinly sliced mutton cooked briefly in a hot pot
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