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牺 (xī): Sacrificial animal — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Character BreakdownLeft-Right

牺=牛cow+西west

A cow (牛) offered at the altar (西) — a sacrificial animal, used in ancient rites.

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HSK Vocabulary: 牺

HSK words that contain this character.

xī shēng

牺牲

a beast slaughtered for sacrifice; sacrifice; sacrifice oneself

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 牺 is used in context
tā他
wèi为
guó国
jiā家
xī牺
shēng牲
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shēng生
mìng命
。

He sacrificed his life for the country.

tā他
de的
xī牺
shēng牲
jīng精
shén神
zhí值
dé得
wǒ
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
de的
píng平
mín民
cháng常
cháng常
chéng成

Information

Traditional犧
Radical牜
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2562
Zhuyinㄒㄧ
UnicodeU+727A
CangjieHQMWL

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我
men们
xué学
xí习
。

His spirit of sacrifice is worth learning from.

wéi为
xī牺
shēng牲
pǐn品
。

Civilians often become victims in war.

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