羔

gāo

灬 + 𦍌

Definitions

gāo lamb

Etymology

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

Semantic: 羊 Phonetic: 灬

About

The character 羔 combines the sheep radical 羊 on top, indicating the animal category, with the fire radical 灬 at the bottom, historically referencing the practice of roasting young animals over an open flame. It primarily means a lamb or very young sheep, and by extension can refer to the young of goats or certain other mammals. Due to the strong association of lambs with gentleness and innocence, 羔 is used in both literal agricultural contexts and metaphorical expressions to symbolize purity, vulnerability, or an exceptionally meek person.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这只羔羊很可爱。

Zhè zhī gāo yáng hěn kě ài.

This lamb is very cute.

农场里有很多羊羔。

Nóng chǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō yáng gāo.

There are many lambs on the farm.

羔羊在草地上吃草。

Gāo yáng zài cǎo dì shàng chī cǎo.

The lamb is eating grass on the grassland.

妈妈买了一件羔皮大衣。

Mā ma mǎi le yī jiàn gāo pí dà yī.

Mom bought a lambskin coat.

那只小羔子跟着母羊走。

Nà zhī xiǎo gāo zi gēn zhe mǔ yáng zǒu.

That little lamb is following the ewe.

温暖的羔羊毛衫适合冬天穿。

Wēn nuǎn de gāo yáng máo shān shì hé dōng tiān chuān.

Warm lamb wool sweaters are suitable for wearing in winter.

农民精心照料着刚出生的羔羊。

Nóng mín jīng xīn zhào liào zhe gāng chū shēng de gāo yáng.

The farmer carefully tends to the newborn lambs.

在传统的节日里，烤羔羊是一道美味佳肴。

Zài chuán tǒng de jié rì lǐ, kǎo gāo yáng shì yī dào měi wèi jiā yáo.

During traditional festivals, roasted lamb is a delicious dish.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 灬

Component: 𦍌

羔