牺

xī

sacrifice

Radical: 牜 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

物特牧牲牡犊牝犒犍牦牯牾

Same radical

物特牧牲牡犊牝犒犍牦牯牾牿犄犋

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Character Decomposition

牺=牛+西

Etymology

ox

Meanings

sacrifice

xī

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Words with 牺 34 total

to sacrifice one's life · to sacrifice (sth valued) · beast slaughtered as a sacrifice牺牲xī shēng another name for 伏羲, consort of庖牺氏Páo xī shì sacrificial victim · sb who is expendable · item sold at a loss牺牲品xī shēng pǐn