Custom Goat / Sheep Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

We have many options to create artwork with the character/symbol for Goat / Sheep on a wall scroll or portrait.
If you want to create a cool Goat / Sheep wall scroll, this is the place. Below you will find a few Asian symbols that express the idea of Goat / Sheep.

See our Chinese Zodiac and Animal Signs webpage.


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  1. Water Goat/Sheep

  2. Wood Goat/Sheep

  3. Fire Goat/Sheep

  4. Earth Goat/Sheep

  5. Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep

  6. Lamb

  7. Better Late Than Never

  8. Goat / Sheep

  9. Capricorn


Water Goat/Sheep

The Year of the Water Goat/Sheep

 shuǐ yáng
Water Goat/Sheep Scroll

水羊 is Water Goat/Sheep in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1883, 1943, 2003, and 2063.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 癸未.


See Also:  Goat/Sheep

Wood Goat/Sheep

The Year of the Wood Goat/Sheep

 mù yáng
Wood Goat/Sheep Scroll

木羊 is Wood Goat/Sheep in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1895, 1955, 2015, and 2075.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 乙未.


See Also:  Goat/Sheep

Fire Goat/Sheep

The Year of the Fire Goat/Sheep

 huǒ yáng
Fire Goat/Sheep Scroll

火羊 is Fire Goat/Sheep in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1907, 1967, 2027, and 2087.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丁未.


See Also:  Goat/Sheep

Earth Goat/Sheep

The Year of the Earth Goat/Sheep

 tǔ yáng
Earth Goat/Sheep Scroll

土羊 is Earth Goat/Sheep in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1919, 1979, 2039, and 2099.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 己未.


See Also:  Goat/Sheep

Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep

The Year of the Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep

 jīn yáng
Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep Scroll

金羊 is Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1871, 1931, 1991, and 2051.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛未.


See Also:  Goat/Sheep

 xiǎo yáng
 kohitsuji
Lamb Scroll

小羊 means lamb (literally “little sheep”) in Chinese and Japanese.

Better Late Than Never

It's Never Too Late Too Mend

 wáng yáng bǔ láo yóu wèi wéi wǎn
Better Late Than Never Scroll

Long ago in what is now China, there were many kingdoms throughout the land. This time period is known as “The Warring States Period” by historians because these kingdoms often did not get along with each other.

Sometime around 279 B.C. the Kingdom of Chu was a large but not particularly powerful kingdom. Part of the reason it lacked power was the fact that the King was surrounded by “yes men” who told him only what he wanted to hear. Many of the King's court officials were corrupt and incompetent which did not help the situation.

The King was not blameless himself, as he started spending much of his time being entertained by his many concubines.

One of the King's ministers, Zhuang Xin, saw problems on the horizon for the Kingdom, and warned the King, “Your Majesty, you are surrounded by people who tell you what you want to hear. They tell you things to make you happy and cause you to ignore important state affairs. If this is allowed to continue, the Kingdom of Chu will surely perish, and fall into ruins.”

This enraged the King who scolded Zhuang Xin for insulting the country and accused him of trying to create resentment among the people. Zhuang Xin explained, “I dare not curse the Kingdom of Chu but I feel that we face great danger in the future because of the current situation.” The King was simply not impressed with Zhuang Xin's words.
Seeing the King's displeasure with him and the King's fondness for his court of corrupt officials, Zhuang Xin asked permission from the King that he may take leave of the Kingdom of Chu, and travel to the State of Zhao to live. The King agreed, and Zhuang Xin left the Kingdom of Chu, perhaps forever.

Five months later, troops from the neighboring Kingdom of Qin invaded Chu, taking a huge tract of land. The King of Chu went into exile, and it appeared that soon, the Kingdom of Chu would no longer exist.

The King of Chu remembered the words of Zhuang Xin and sent some of his men to find him. Immediately, Zhuang Xin returned to meet the King. The first question asked by the King was “What can I do now?”

Zhuang Xin told the King this story:

A shepherd woke one morning to find a sheep missing. Looking at the pen saw a hole in the fence where a wolf had come through to steal one of his sheep. His friends told him that he had best fix the hole at once. But the Shepherd thought since the sheep is already gone, there is no use fixing the hole.
The next morning, another sheep was missing. And the Shepherd realized that he must mend the fence at once. Zhuang Xin then went on to make suggestions about what could be done to reclaim the land lost to the Kingdom of Qin, and reclaim the former glory and integrity of the Kingdom of Chu.

The Chinese idiom shown above came from this reply from Zhuang Xin to the King of Chu almost 2,300 years ago.
It translates roughly into English as...
“Even if you have lost some sheep, it's never too late to mend the fence.”

This proverb, 亡羊补牢犹未为晚, is often used in modern China when suggesting in a hopeful way that someone change their ways, or fix something in their life. It might be used to suggest fixing a marriage, quitting smoking, or getting back on track after taking an unfortunate path in life among other things one might fix in their life.

I suppose in the same way that we might say, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life” in our western cultures to suggest that you can always start anew.

Note: This does have Korean pronunciation but is not a well-known proverb in Korean (only Koreans familiar with ancient Chinese history would know it). Best if your audience is Chinese.

Goat / Sheep

Year of the Goat / Zodiac Sign

 yáng
 hitsuji
 
Goat  /  Sheep Scroll

羊 is the character for goat or sheep in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.

If you were born in the year of the goat (sheep), you . . .

Are sophisticated and considerate
Can always find the best solution to problems.
Are tolerant.
Are not afraid of hardship.
Know how to save money (thrifty).


See also our Chinese Zodiac page.

Capricorn Zodiac Symbol / Sign

 shān yáng zuò
 yagi-za
Capricorn Zodiac Symbol / Sign Scroll

山羊座 is the Chinese and Japanese way to write Capricorn (horned goat) from western astrology.


See Also:  Chinese Zodiac

Capricorn Zodiac Symbol / Sign

(Alternate / Chinese)

 mó jié zuò
Capricorn Zodiac Symbol / Sign Scroll

摩羯座 is an alternate Chinese way to write Capricorn (horned goat) from western astrology.

I don't believe it is used at all in Japanese, so the other version is probably better or at least more universal.


See Also:  Chinese Zodiac




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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Water Goat/Sheep水羊shuǐ yáng
shui3 yang2
shui yang
shuiyang
Wood Goat/Sheep木羊mù yáng / mu4 yang2 / mu yang / muyang
Fire Goat/Sheep火羊huǒ yáng / huo3 yang2 / huo yang / huoyang
Earth Goat/Sheep土羊tǔ yáng / tu3 yang2 / tu yang / tuyangt`u yang / tuyang / tu yang
Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep金羊jīn yáng / jin1 yang2 / jin yang / jinyangchin yang / chinyang
Lamb小羊kohitsujixiǎo yáng
xiao3 yang2
xiao yang
xiaoyang
hsiao yang
hsiaoyang
Better Late Than Never亡羊補牢猶未為晚
亡羊补牢犹未为晚
wáng yáng bǔ láo yóu wèi wéi wǎn
wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2 you2 wei4 wei2 wan3
wang yang bu lao you wei wei wan
wang yang pu lao yu wei wei wan
wangyangpulaoyuweiweiwan
Goat
Sheep
hitsujiyáng / yang2 / yang
Capricorn Zodiac Symbol
Sign
山羊座yagi-zashān yáng zuò
shan1 yang2 zuo4
shan yang zuo
shanyangzuo
shan yang tso
shanyangtso
Capricorn Zodiac Symbol
Sign
摩羯座mó jié zuò
mo2 jie2 zuo4
mo jie zuo
mojiezuo
mo chieh tso
mochiehtso
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


Dictionary

Lookup in my Japanese & Chinese Dictionary

All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.

When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.

Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!

When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.


A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.