样

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.

木+羊→样
木WoodSemantic
羊SheepPhonetic

这两样菜都很好吃。

zhè liǎng yàng cài dōu hěn hǎo chī。

Both of these two kinds of dishes are delicious.

他说话的样子让我觉得很有意思。

tā shuō huà de yàng zi ràng wǒ jué de hěn yǒu yì si。

The way he speaks makes me find it very interesting.

Words with 样

图样

tú yàng

diagram

像样

xiàng yàng

presentable

异样

yì yàng

difference

这么样

zhè me yàng

thus

样子

yàng zi

appearance

这样

zhè yàng

this kind of

这样一来

zhè yàng yī lái

thus

这样子

zhè yàng zi

so

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

More characters with 木

朿杰术探条橐杂札