Some say it looks like a series of overlapping peaks, like a mountain range, and could be related to the character yue (岳) for "hills." But others say it looks like a pair of rams, and is related to the character yang (羊), meaning sheep.
又如「」字，有人說是像「層巒疊嶂，山外有山之形，是為岳字」，但也有人說是「上下兩羊相疊，應為羊字」。