qiāng
Qiang nationality
Pictograph of a person (人) wearing an ornament resembling sheep horns (羊). Alludes to the Qiang people, who are known for their lifestyle with sheep. 羊 also represents the sound. Similar in origin to 美.
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 羌
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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surname Qiang | ||
Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan | ||
Notopterygium root (root of Notopterygium incisum) | ||
Qiang flute | ||
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[BāyīnguōléngMěnggǔZìzhìzhōu], Xinjiang |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.300