Usage of the character 羊

Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac
also called barrenwort or horny goatweed (said to resemble crushed goat's testicles)

fàngyángwá

放羊娃

[放羊娃]

shepherd
shepherd boy

Gōngyáng Zhuàn

公羊传

[公羊傳]

Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋 ( Chūnqiū), early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋 ( Gōngyáng Chūnqiū)

xiǎoyángtuó

小羊驼

[小羊駝]

(zoology) vicuña

hóngyángjié

红羊劫

[紅羊劫]

national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)

Mǔyángzuò

牡羊座

[牡羊座]

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
used erroneously for 白羊座

mùyángzhě

牧羊者

[牧羊者]

shepherd

lǐngtóuyáng

领头羊

[領頭羊]

bellwether

yángjiǎofēng

羊角风

[羊角風]

epilepsy

yángpízhǐ

羊皮纸

[羊皮紙]

parchment

hāoyángmáo

薅羊毛

[薅羊毛]

to seek out discount vouchers, cashback offers etc and use them in making purchases

yángyǎngyì

羊痒疫

[羊癢疫]

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

lèyángyáng

乐羊羊

[樂羊羊]

Happy sheep (group of five cartoon sheep), mascot of 2010 Guangzhou Asian games 廣州亞運會／广州亚运会

yángròuchuàn

羊肉串

[羊肉串]

lamb kebab

yángmáoshān

羊毛衫

[羊毛衫]

wool sweater; cardigan

tìzuìyáng

替罪羊

[替罪羊]

scapegoat

mùyángrén

牧羊人

[牧羊人]

shepherd

yángjiǎobāo

羊角包

[羊角包]

croissant

Qīngyángqū

青羊区

[青羊區]

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

xiǎolíngyáng

小羚羊

[小羚羊]

gazelle

yángmáotǎn

羊毛毯

[羊毛毯]

woolen blanket

shuànyángròu

涮羊肉

[涮羊肉]

Mongolian hot pot
instant-boiled mutton (dish)

yángxiánfēng

羊痫风

[羊癇風]

epilepsy

Báiyángzuò

白羊座

[白羊座]

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

mùyángquǎn

牧羊犬

[牧羊犬]

sheepdog

Báiyángcháo

白羊朝

[白羊朝]

Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)

Shānyángzuò

山羊座

[山羊座]

Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Japanese variant of 魔羯座

yángmáozhī

羊毛脂

[羊毛脂]

lanolin
wool oil

shānyángróng

山羊绒

[山羊絨]

cashmere

yángròuxiàn

羊肉馅

[羊肉餡]

minced mutton

Yángjiǎocūn

羊角村

[羊角村]

Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)

dàyángtuó

大羊驼

[大羊駝]

llama

chángjiǎoyáng

长角羊

[長角羊]

Tibetan long horned antelope

yángjiǎodòu

羊角豆

[羊角豆]

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
lady's fingers

yángsàoyǎngbìng

羊瘙痒病

[羊瘙癢病]

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

yángchángxiǎojìng

羊肠小径

[羊腸小徑]

winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)

shāzhūzǎiyáng

杀猪宰羊

[殺豬宰羊]

to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)

dàizuìgāoyáng

代罪羔羊

[代罪羔羊]

scapegoat

shānyánghúzi

山羊胡子

[山羊鬍子]

goatee

yángchángxiǎodào

羊肠小道

[羊腸小道]

road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road
fig. complicated and tricky job

fǎngyángpízhǐ

仿羊皮纸

[仿羊皮紙]

imitation parchment

Yángzhuó Yōngcuò

羊卓雍措

[羊卓雍措]

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

yángsàoyǎngzhèng

羊瘙痒症

[羊瘙癢症]

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

Gōngyáng Chūnqiū

公羊春秋

[公羊春秋]

Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋 ( Chūnqiū), early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳／公羊传 ( Gōngyáng Zhuàn)

yángmóchuāncì

羊膜穿刺

[羊膜穿刺]

amniocentesis

dīyángchùfān

羝羊触藩

[羝羊觸藩]

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經／易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
in an impossible situation

yángdùshǒujīn

羊肚手巾

[羊肚手巾]

(dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban)

wángyángbǔláo

亡羊补牢

[亡羊補牢]

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
fig. to act belatedly
better late than never
to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

Yángzhuó Yōngcuò

羊卓雍错

[羊卓雍錯]

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

zhuóyángyīngwǔ

啄羊鹦鹉

[啄羊鸚鵡]

kea (Nestor notabilis)

yángrùhǔkǒu

羊入虎口

[羊入虎口]

lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)
fig. to tread dangerous ground

yángchùfānlí

羊触藩篱

[羊觸藩籬]

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經／易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
in an impossible situation

shùnshǒuqiānyáng

顺手牵羊

[順手牽羊]