The origin of the word sheep

Sheep, simplified from Oracle Bone Inscriptions, hieroglyphics. There are two horns on it, four feet in the middle, up and down, and a short bar in the middle representing the animal's body.

1, "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" says: "Sheep are auspicious." Most inscriptions in Qin and Han dynasties regard sheep as "auspicious", and "auspicious" is written as "auspicious sheep".

2, "The History of South Vietnam" Note: "When Wei Wei, there were five-color sheep, which was auspicious." So Guangzhou is called Yangcheng.

3. Guangdong New Language says: "There are fewer sheep and more fish in the southeast, so the words' fish' and' sheep' are' fresh'."

Xu Shen explained the meaning of this word in Han Dynasty: "Beauty is sweet. From sheep to big. Sheep are fed by six livestock owners. "