Dong Chinese dictionary

yáng

ocean

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

羊 Sound component

yáng

sheep

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yáng

ocean, sea; foreign; western; ocean; vast; silver dollar or coin

Most common words with 洋

Sources