171) 羊

yang

sheep

Symbolizes a sheep with horns when one looks at it from the front.

171a) 样

yang

shape; kind, sample

tree 木²¹⁰[mù] + sheep 羊 [yáng]

Sheeps tend to remember their ways and always follow them; humans first hunted sheep (羊) by waiting for the herd on their return path. The shape of the return path is then drawn on a wooden plate (木) for easier hunt

171bx) 左

zuo

left

171b) 差

cha 

differ

sheep 羊 [yáng] + left 左^39a[zuǒ]

While holding the sheep (羊) on the left hand (左) to shear the fur, the length of the fur differs from one part of sheep to another. 

171yx) 目

mu

171y-11b*) 着

zhe/zhao

touch

sheep →羊¹⁷¹[yáng] + eye 目 [mù]

Sheep (羊), known to have terrible eyesight (目), stick close enough to touch each other so as to not get lost

171c) 羔

gao

lamb

sheep 羊 [yáng] + fire 灬=火 ¹⁵⁸[huǒ]

This character portrays the image of roasting and cooking a baby lamb (羊) over fire (灬) for a holy offering. Lamb meat is mild, fine-textured and good for digestion.

171dx) 米

mi

171d) 糕

gao

cake

rice 米¹³⁸[mǐ] + lamb 羔 [gāo]

This character depicts the image of offering rice cake (米) onto an alter like lamb (羔). 

172) 犬

quan

dog

172y-158e*) 然

ran

right; so

meat 月²²¹→肉¹⁹²[ròu] + dog 犬¹⁷²[quǎn] + fire 灬=火 [huǒ]

The fur is removed by burning (灬) prior to cooking dog (犬) meat (肉). It was then rightly so that such cooked dog meat would appear in ceremonial tables and offerings.

172z-16a*) 哭

ku

cry

shout 吅 [xuān] + dog 犬¹⁷²[quǎn]

A dog (犬) barks (吅) when it senses something is wrong.

utensil; implement

plate 㗊 [symbol] + dog 犬 [quǎn]

Symbolizes the shape of plates (㗊) that held dog meat (犬) used in ceremonies and sacrifices.

172zx) 穴

xue

hole, cave

172z-142c*) 突

突然

tu / turan

sudden/suddenly

cave 穴 [xué] + dog 犬¹⁷²[quǎn]

A dog (犬) suddenly jumping out of a cave-like (穴) hole and surprising a person.

173) 犭

quan

dog

Used only in combination with other characters to replace dog “犬” or to symbolize a small dog-sized animal.

173yx) 者

zhe

173y-101b*) 猪

zhu

pig

^dog 犭173[quǎn] + person 者 [zhě]

A pig is an animal (犭) that provides meat to a person who cooks (者).

173ax) 虫

chong

173a) 独

du

alone

dog 犭 [quǎn] + worm 虫 184[chóng]

Among dogs (犭) or group of insects (虫) which live in flocks, there is always a leader standing alone in the center

174a) 家

jia

home, family; -ist

house 宀¹⁴¹[mián] + pig 豕 [shǐ]

Combination of house (宀) and pig (豕) which gives plentiful birth. It came to mean a family. This character shows a kind of Chinese humor in favor of prolificacy. 

174b) 象

xiang

elephant; shape

head with long nose  [symbol] + pig 豕 [shǐ]

An elephant has a head with long nose (symbol) and a fat body (豕) like a pig. Also means shape as an elephant was more of an exotic imaginary creature to the people of the northern China 

174c) 像

xiang

image; be/look like

person 亻⁷⁰[rén] + elephant 象 [xiàng]

Ancient Chinese people (亻) could only imagine how a shape of an elephant (象) would look like. The meaning of ‘likeness’ is also derived from the similar shape of an image of an elephant