87 “樣”字简为“样”，永字取消后，榜樣变木羊。 87 "sample" is simplified as "sample", the permanent word after the abolition of the example change wood sheep.

87  “樣”字简为“样”，永字取消后，榜樣变木羊。

样   样是形声字。木为形符；羊为声符。《说文》注：“栩实。从木,羊声。”样指麻栎树之果实。假借为式样之样。即物体之形状，事物之种类，以及事物发展之状况及趋势等。引申模样、榜样、样品、样本、样板等。无论模样、榜样，或者样品、样本、样板等，都有含永久性，故古人以永字作意符，不可轻易取消。样，亦作量词用。

样 [樣]Ⅰ(名) ① appearance; shape ② sample; model; pattern Ⅱ(量) kind; type

87 "sample" is simplified as "sample", the permanent word after the abolition of the example change wood sheep.
Everything is phonetic. Wood for the character; sheep for the sound symbol. "Said the text" Note: "Xu real. From the wood, sheep sound." Like the kind of oak tree fruit. Under the guise of the style. That is, the shape of objects, the types of things, as well as the development of the situation and trends. Exemplification, example, samples, samples, templates and so on. Sample, example, or samples, samples, templates, etc., have a permanent, so the ancients to the word for the meaning of the word, can not be easily canceled. Like, also used as a quantifier.

Sample [sample] Ⅰ (name) ① appearance; shape ② sample; model; pattern Ⅱ (amount) kind;