zāng牂
牂
archaic
literary
animal
Meaning of 牂
牂 means ewe; female sheep. Pronounced zāng.
- ewe; female sheep
Character Info
Radical爿
Strokes10
Components
爿
羊
Stroke Order
牂
Definitions & Examples
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
「「
zāng牂
yáng羊
fén坟
shǒu首
」」
zhī之
jù句
，
xíng形
róng容
jī饥
è饿
de的
mǔ母
yáng羊
。
The Book of Songs contains the line "the ewe with a swollen head," describing a starving female sheep.
Zhè这
piàn片
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
fàng放
mù牧
zhe着
shù数
bǎi百
tóu头
zāng牂
yáng羊
。
Hundreds of ewes graze on this grassland.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
yǐ以
「「
zāng牂
」」
zhuān专
zhǐ指
mǔ母
yáng羊
，
yǔ与
「「
dī羝
」」
（
gōng公
yáng羊
）
xiāng相
duì对
。
Ancient texts used "zāng" specifically for female sheep, contrasting with "dī" (male sheep).