gāo

lamb

Depicts lamb () meat being cooked over a fire ().

Components
羊 iconic component

  Iconic component

yáng

  

sheep

灬 iconic component

  Iconic component

biāohuǒ

  

fire

is a component form of .

Evolution

羔 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
羔 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
羔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
羔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

gāo

lamb, kid; lamb

Most common words with 羔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

羔羊

sheep

羊羔

lamb

lamb

羔皮

lambskin

代罪羔羊

scapegoat

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)