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HSK 6
牺
xī
to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause
🔤 Pictophonetic:
牛 (ox) provides meaning, 西 provides pronunciation
Words Using 牺 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
牺牲
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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牺牲
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>]]
牺
xī
sacrifice
牺
xī
sacrifice
牺牲品
xīshēngpǐn
victim / prey / loss leader (pricing)
牺牲品
xīshēngpǐn
victim / prey / loss leader (pricing)
牺牲打
xīshēngdǎ
sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
牺牲打
xīshēngdǎ
sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
牺牲者
xīshēngzhě
victim / prey
牺牲者
xīshēngzhě
victim / prey
庖牺氏
Páoxīshì
another name for [[伏羲<FúXī>]], consort of [[女媧|女娲<Nǚwā>]]
庖牺氏
Páoxīshì
another name for [[伏羲<FúXī>]], consort of [[女媧|女娲<Nǚwā>]]
英勇牺牲
yīngyǒngxīshēng
to heroically sacrifice one's life
英勇牺牲
yīngyǒngxīshēng
to heroically sacrifice one's life
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰牛西
i
Component Tree i
xī
西
west, western, westward
📷 Pictographic:
A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
6 strokes
HSK 1