Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sheep (yáng) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 951, Entry 39 Pronounced ling. Also written as the variant form ling. A large sheep with slender horns. Book of Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state: it is also written as a variant. Encyclopedia of Animals and Plants (Piya) states: the antelope is similar to a sheep but larger. Its horns have circular, twisted patterns. At night, it hangs its horns upon tree branches to protect itself from danger. Collection of Characters (Leipian) states: it is also written as the variant form. It was originally written with the deer radical and the phonetic component ling.