WHOLE CHARACTER
样
shape; appearance (样子, 模样); kind; type (花样, 各样); standard; sample (样品, 榜样)
样 is the look of a thing — its shape, its kind, or a model to copy.
ZDIC: 形声; the tree side carries the meaning, 羊 the sound.
Character Familiesleft / right
样
shape; appearance (样子, 模样); kind; type (花样, 各样); standard; sample (样品, 榜样)
样 is the look of a thing — its shape, its kind, or a model to copy.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声; the tree side carries the meaning, 羊 the sound.
MEANING
木
tree; wood
Tree/wood-related meaning clue.
In 样: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND
羊
sheep; goat
Repeated in 羴.
In 样: sound Sound side per ZDIC: yáng shares 样's initial and final; only the tone differs (2 vs 4).
Tone 4
- shape; appearance (样子, 模样)
- kind; type (花样, 各样)
- standard; sample (样品, 榜样)
- 样子appearance; manner
- 榜样role model; example
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