Meaning
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
Chinese: 样子、样本或种类。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yang” becomes a different word in each tone. 样 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 一样yī yàngsame; like; equal to; the same as
- 怎么样zěn me yànghow?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
- 这样zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of
- 那样nà yàngthat kind; that sort
- 怎样zěn yànghow; what kind
Example Sentence
这两件衣服样子差不多。Zhè liǎng jiàn yī fu yàng zi chà bu duō.These two clothes look about the same.
这Zhèthis两liǎngtwo件jiànitem衣服yī fuclothes样子yàng ziappearance差不多chà bu duōalmost。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The tree radical 木 (meaning) plus 羊 (yáng, sound): ‘appearance, shape, manner; kind; a sample’. Simplified from 樣.
A way to remember it
Wood (木) + the sound 羊 — a shape, a kind.