kanji 'sheep' radical at left
Refers to the kanji radical 羊 when it appears on the left side of a character, as in 羚 or 羯. Used in discussions of kanji structure.
The left part of '羚' is called the 'sheep radical at left'.
Compound of 羊 (ひつじ, 'sheep') and 偏 (へん, 'left-side radical'). The term describes the radical shape derived from 羊 when it appears as the left component in characters.