纪经灶 Ji Jingzao， the materal grandfather of 杨丕源 Yang Piyuan，was ten years old when he arrived at the Port of Singapore. He did not disembark and head up north to Batu Pahat in Johor where there was already a large population of Fujianese from 晋江 Jinjiang.
The character 美 is an 会意 associative compound. An 会意字 associative compound character is formed by combining two or more existing characters or components, where each part suggests meaning.
The character 美 means beautiful.
It combines:
羊 (yáng), meaning "sheep"
大 (dà), meaning "big" or "great"
In ancient Chinese culture, sheep were considered valuable. The idea of a "big sheep" could have conveyed something desirable and/or beautiful. Over time, the combination of these components came to represent the concept of beauty.
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The Chinese Character 汉子：园
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