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little lamb

HSK 10
Phonosemantic compound. 羊 represents the meaning and 大 represents the sound.
Components
big+ sheep =
little lamb
Phonetic component
big
big, great, vast, large, high
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Meaning component
yáng sheep
sheep, goat
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[dá]
little lamb
Example Sentences