yàng

manner

pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type

Wood (木) + sheep sound (羊) = shape and pattern

木 grounds the character in wood or carved objects, evoking the idea of a shaped, patterned form. 羊 mainly lends the sound yàng and does not carry meaning here.

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WoodSemantic
SheepPhonetic

Words with 样

这样

zhè yàng

this kind of

这样一来

zhè yàng yī lái

thus

这样子

zhè yàng zi

so

这么样

zhè me yàng

thus

那样

nà yàng

that kind

重样

chóng yàng

same

银样镴枪头

yín yàng là qiāng tóu

silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior

一个样

yī ge yàng

the same; of the same type

一天一个样

yī tiān yī ge yàng

to change from day to day

一样

yī yàng

same

一模一样

yī mú yī yàng

(idiom) exactly alike; identical

不一样

bù yī yàng

different

More characters with 木