羊 yáng — sheep; goat

A way to remember it

A sheep's head seen from the front, with the horns curving down. It is the animal in 美 (a big sheep — the old word for beautiful) and in 样 and 洋.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

Draft — written with AI help and not yet read by a person. What that means.