羖 (gǔ) - A black ram or black male sheep & also refers to a castrated ram in ancient
羖 · gǔ
A black ram or black male sheep;
also refers to a castrated ram in ancient texts.
A black ram or black male sheepalso refers to a castrated ram in ancient
Usage highlights
black ramram's skinram's horncastrated ramherd of ramsram breeding
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The shepherd tended to the black ram (羖羊).
- Ancient texts mention the value of a good ram (羖).
- In some regions, they raise black-fleeced sheep (羖羊).
Collocations
- black ram(羖羊)
- ram's skin(羖皮)
- ram's horn(羖角)
- castrated ram(羯羖)
- herd of rams(羖群)
- ram breeding(羖牧)
Idioms
- As stubborn as an old ram(羖犟)
- Ram's horn dilemma(羖角之困)
- Black ram's fortune(羖运)
Cultural background
FAQ- Mentioned in ancient Chinese agricultural texts as a valuable livestock animal.
- In some regional cultures, black rams were considered auspicious.
- Appears in classical texts describing pastoral life and animal husbandry.