羊

surname Yang

sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

羊 = 丫 + 三 : Maud Younger is looking for gender equality just inside the anglepod's kitchen—and a dowsing rod is her tool of choice. A sheep sees this and imitates her, using a Cartesian coordinate system as a dowsing rod substitute.

羊 character breakdown

羊
- 三
  - 一
  - 二
    - 一
- 丫

三

sa̅n = s + an1

three / 3

三 = 一 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: a Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.

Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the ants. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) ants stop to watch the performance.

丫

ya̅ = y + a1

fork / branch / bifurcation / girl

Maud Younger is playing a game with a girl in front of the ashram. Blindfolded, Maud Younger is supposed to find the girl with a dowsing rod.

Characters with 羊 as component

鲜

鮮

xiǎn = xi + an3

few / rare

鲜

鮮

xia̅n = xi + an1

fresh / bright (in color) / delicious / tasty / delicacy / aquatic foods

鲜 = 羊 + 鱼 : Marie Curie (xi) devours her lunch in front of the anthill (an1). It consists of a dead sheep (羊) and a dead fish (鱼). Marie Curie eats the carcasses and thinks that they are very fresh (鲜) and delicious (鲜). They are, because Marie killed the sheep and the fish just one minute ago.

详

詳

xiáng = xi + ang2

detailed / comprehensive

详 = 羊 + 讠 : The sheep (羊) is reading the newest gossip written on an advertising column (讠) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). The gossip is about the private life of Marie Curie (xi), which it reports very detailed (详).

羞

xiu̅ = xi + ou1

shy / ashamed / shame / bashful / variant of 饈|馐[xiu1] / delicacies

羞 = 丑 + 羊 : Marie Curie (xi) arranged a blind date for two friends in front of the outhouse (ou1). The two friends are an ox (丑) and a sheep (羊). As they see each other for the first time, both are very shy (羞).

羡

羨

xiàn = xi + an4

to envy

羡 = 次 + 羊 : Marie Curie (xi) envies (羡) the sheep (羊) for that nice cube (次) it has in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

痒

癢

yǎng = y + ang3

to itch / to tickle

痒 = 疒 + 羊 : The sheep (羊) got a colorful rash (疒) in the anglepod (ang3) and is very itchy (痒). Maud Younger (y) has to scratch (痒) his itches at all times.

痒

yǎng = y + ang3

variant of 癢|痒[yang3] / to itch / to tickle

痒 = 疒 + 羊 : The sheep (羊) got a colorful rash (疒) in the anglepod (ang3) and is very itchy (痒). Maud Younger (y) has to scratch (痒) his itches at all times.

善

shàn = sh + an4

good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect

善 = 业 + 口 + 羊 : Mnemonic symbol: a good book about etiquette.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) finds a bullfrog (业) and a sheep (羊) fighting viciously over a mandarin (口) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He finds this behaviour unbearable and starts to read Emily Post to them to teach them some manners (善).

盖

蓋

gě = g + e3

surname Ge

盖

蓋

gài = g + ai4

lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build

盖 = 皿 + 羊 : Guy Fawkes (g) always has to cover (盖) his rice bowl (皿) with cling wrap in the airplane's bathroom (ai4), otherwise the sheep (羊) will eat all the rice and get a stomach ache.

群

qún = qu + (e)n2

group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc

群 = 君 + 羊 : Just inside the encampment's kitchen Cupid made a flock of sheep collectively fall in love with 马天君, just to annoy him. 马天君 is indeed outraged at Cupid, but has no way of taking revenge, for now.

群

羣

qún = qu + (e)n2

variant of 群[qun2]