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.
The Year of the Water Goat/Sheep
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
The Year of the Wood Goat/Sheep
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
The Year of the Fire Goat/Sheep
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
The Year of the Earth Goat/Sheep
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
The Year of the Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep
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
It's Never Too Late Too Mend
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.
Year of the Goat / Zodiac Sign
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.
山羊座 is the Chinese and Japanese way to write Capricorn (horned goat) from western astrology.
See Also: Chinese Zodiac
(Alternate / Chinese)
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 | Characters | Romaji (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 / tuyang | t`u yang / tuyang / tu yang | |
Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep | 金羊 | jīn yáng / jin1 yang2 / jin yang / jinyang | chin yang / chinyang | |
Lamb | 小羊 | kohitsuji | xiǎo 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 |
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Goat Sheep | 羊 | hitsuji | yáng / yang2 / yang | |
Capricorn Zodiac Symbol Sign | 山羊座 | yagi-za | shān 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 |
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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. |
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