样（樣）yànɡ

Ⅰ ❶ （形状） appearance; shape: 别使你的鞋走 ～。 Keep your shoes from losing shape. 该项规划中所有的房屋 ～ 儿都差不多。 All the houses in this project are alike. 几年没见， 他还是那个 ～ 儿。 It's years since I last saw him, but he still looks the same.
❷ （样品） sample; model; pattern: 货 ～ sample goods; sample; 校 ～ proof sheet; 取 ～ 检验 take a sample for examination and test; 鞋 ～ outline of a shoe; shoe pattern Ⅱ  （表示事物的种类） kind; type: 三 ～ 儿菜 three kinds of vegetables; three dishes; 向市场供应多种多 ～ 的新商品 supply the market with various kinds of new commodities
另见 see also xiànɡ; yánɡ。
◆样板 sample plate; proof plate; templet; screed; model; prototype; example; 样本 sample book; specimen; advanced copy; sample; muster; scantling; instance; statistics; 样机 sample machine; mock-up; {航空} prototype; model machine; model pattern; specimen; 样片 {摄} print; rush; sample wafer; rush sample; 样品 sample; specimen; prototype; exponent; 样式 pattern; type; style; form; model; modality; genre; 样条 {数学} spline; {生物} transect; 样样 every kind; each and every; all; 样张 {刷} specimen page; advance sheet; 样子 appearance; shape; manner; air; sample; model; pattern; tendency; likelihood