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牺
xī
to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause
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牛 (ox) provides meaning, 西 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
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⿰牛西
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
xī
西
west, western, westward
📷 Pictographic:
A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
6 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 牺 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
牺牲
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xīshēng
to sacrifice oneself / to lay down one's life / to do sth at the expense of / beast slaughtered for sacrifice / sacrifice / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
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xīshēng
牺牲
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HSK 6
to sacrifice oneself / to lay down one's life / to do sth at the expense of / beast slaughtered for sacrifice / sacrifice / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
牺
↗
xī
sacrifice
xī
牺
↗
sacrifice
庖牺氏
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Páoxīshì
another name for [[伏羲<FúXī>]], consort of [[女媧|女娲<Nǚwā>]]
Páoxīshì
庖牺氏
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another name for [[伏羲<FúXī>]], consort of [[女媧|女娲<Nǚwā>]]
牺牲品
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xīshēngpǐn
victim / prey / loss leader (pricing)
xīshēngpǐn
牺牲品
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victim / prey / loss leader (pricing)
牺牲打
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xīshēngdǎ
sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
xīshēngdǎ
牺牲打
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sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
牺牲者
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xīshēngzhě
victim / prey
xīshēngzhě
牺牲者
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victim / prey
英勇牺牲
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yīngyǒngxīshēng
to heroically sacrifice one's life
yīngyǒngxīshēng
英勇牺牲
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to heroically sacrifice one's life