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

群

羣

qún = qu + (e)n2

variant of 群[qun2]

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.

羌

羗

qia̅ng = qi + ang1

variant of 羌[qiang1]

羚

líng = li + (e)ng2

antelope

羧

suo̅ = su + o1

carboxyl radical (chemistry)

羯

jié = ji + e2