羊肉
Old HSK 2
羊肉 (yángròu) · mutton
羊肉 (yángròu) means “mutton; lamb”. It is written with 2 characters: 羊 (sheep) + 肉 (meat). It is an old HSK 2 word (HSK 2.0).
How 羊肉 is built
The characters
羊 yáng · sheep
What 羊 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A sheep's head with horns (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
肉 ròu · meat
What 肉 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 仌bīng — frozen
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Meat on the ribs of an animal (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我不吃羊肉。Wǒ bù chī yángròu.I don't eat mutton.
这家店的羊肉很好吃。Zhè jiā diàn de yángròu hěn hǎochī.The mutton at this restaurant is delicious.
Questions about 羊肉
What does 羊肉 mean?
羊肉 (yángròu) means “mutton; lamb”.
How do you pronounce 羊肉?
羊肉 is pronounced yángròu.
Which HSK level is 羊肉?
羊肉 is in Old HSK 2.
Related words
Learn 羊肉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 2 · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.