yàng

shape

Original meaning: 

acorn

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

羊 sound,simplified component

  Sound Simplified component

yáng

  

sheep

Simplified from the traditional component .

Evolution

样 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
样 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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yàng

shape, form, pattern, style; manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type

Most common words with 样
Freq.
Word
Meaning

这样

so

一样

same

那样

that kind

怎么样

how?

怎样

how