Meaning:

lamb, kid

Origin:

字形的上部是“羊”，下部是“火”，表示用火烤羊。最美味的烤羊是用小羊烤，因而“羔”字指“小羊”。

The upper part is “羊” and the lower part is “火,” which together mean to roast a sheep over a fire. Roasted lamb is the most delicious kind of mutton, so “羔” refers to lambs.

Words:

   羔羊皮 (gāoyángpí): capeskin; lambskin

   羔羊    (gāoyáng): lamb

Examples:

1. 他是一只披了羔羊皮的狼。

    Tā shì yìzhī pī le gāoyángpí de láng.

    He is really a wolf in the skin of a lamb.

2. 羔羊肉非常美味。

    Gāoyángròu fēicháng měiwèi.

    Lamb tastes very delicious.