牺
HSK 6

牺 (xī): sacrifice, give up, sacrificial

xī

sacrifice, give up, sacrificial

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Pinyin

xī

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

sacrifice, give up, sacrificial

How to Write 牺 (xī)

牺 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 牺

A phono-semantic compound: 牛 (ox) carries the meaning, and 西 hints at the pronunciation.

What 牺 is Made Of

牺 is built from 2 components:

牛ox, cow, bull
西west, western, westward

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Words Using 牺

Common Chinese words that contain 牺:

牺牲

xīshēng

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