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牺 xī to sacrifice

to sacrifice; to give up; to die for a cause

How to remember 牺: 牜 cow + 西 west = to sacrifice. The farmer sells his last cow at the west market for his daughter's school, ready to sacrifice.

  • HSK 8
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 牛

Component breakdown

牺 = 牜 cow + 西 west

  • 牜 cow
  • 西 west
The Gushi story

The farmer sells his last cow at the west market for his daughter's school, ready to sacrifice.

How it is used

  • Occurs in 牺牲 (xīshēng): to sacrifice - to give up something valued (牺牲个人利益 to sacrifice personal interests), or to die for a cause (为国牺牲 to die for one's country).
  • Originally the pure-colored beast offered in sacrifice; now the abstract 'sacrifice' sense dominates.

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