牺 xī to sacrifice
to sacrifice; to give up; to die for a cause
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
牺 = 牜 cow + 西 west
- 牜 cow
- 西 west
The farmer sells his last cow at the west market for his daughter's school, ready to sacrifice.
用法
- 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.