Chinese symbol for “goat”
山羊
shān yáng
goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for goat is 山羊 (shān yáng), defined as: goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “goat”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羊 | yáng | sheep; goat; 头 (tóu),只 (zhī) |
| 麣 | yán | goat (archaic) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 山羊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
| 山脉 (山脈) | shān mài | mountain range; 条 (tiáo) |
| 山地 | shān dì | mountainous region; hilly area |
| 山寨 | shān zhài | fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) |
| 山顶 (山頂) | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 羊毛 | yáng máo | wool; fleece |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton; goat meat |
See also: Japanese symbol for “goat”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.