样
样
“form”
Radical: 木
Strokes: 10
Level: HSK 1
How 样 is built — side by side
木
Tree / wood · mù
A tree with roots below and branches above. Two trees 林 = grove, three 森 = forest.
羊
Sheep · yáng
A sheep with horns. 美 beautiful = sheep + big. 鲜 fresh = fish + sheep.
Origin
tree
Words with 样
怎么样 zěnmeyàng — how about
一样 yīyàng — same
样子 yàng zi — manner
样式 yàng shì — type
榜样 bǎng yàng — example
模样 mú yàng — look
样品 yàng pǐn — sample
照样 zhào yàng — as before
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