牺牲 xīshēng sacrifice

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Traditional: 犧牲

Stroke order

牺牲 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

牺牲 — the Chinese character for sacrifice (xīshēng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 牺牲 — sacrifice

牺 — 10 strokes
牲 — 9 strokes

Senses

to sacrifice one's life
to sacrifice (sth valued)
beast slaughtered as a sacrifice

Characters in 牺牲

牺 xī — sacrifice
牲 shēng — domestic animal; sacrificial animal

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

牺牲 is pronounced xīshēng and means “sacrifice”.

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