牲

shēng

sacrificial animal; animal

How to write 牲, stroke by stroke

domestic animal; sacrificial animal

Pictophonetic: semantic 牛 (ox), phonetic 生

Made of 牛 + 生

牺牲xī shēngto sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
牲畜shēng chùfarm animal; livestock
牺牲品xī shēng pǐnsacrificial victim; sb who is expendable; item sold at a loss
牲口shēng kouanimals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden
牺牲者xī shēng zhěsb who sacrifices himself; sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable
三牲sān shēngthe three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)
牲礼shēng lǐ(religion) to sacrifice; sacrifice; animal offered as sacrifice
牲体shēng tǐbody of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially
牺牲打xī shēng dǎsacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
祭牲jì shēngsacrificial animal
英勇牺牲yīng yǒng xī shēngto heroically sacrifice one's life
畜牲chù shēngvariant of 畜生

士兵们已经准备好为国牺牲了。
shì bīng men yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi hǎo wèi guó xī shēng le 。
The soldiers were ready to die for their country.
他牺牲生命，出卖组织。
tā xī shēng shēng mìng ， chū mài zǔ zhī 。
He sacrificed his life and betrayed the organization.
他每天早上六点都会在牲口棚给母牛挤牛奶。
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn dōu huì zài shēng kǒu péng gěi mǔ niú jǐ niú nǎi 。
He could be found at 6 o'clock every morning in the barn, milking the cows.
你这个畜牲，给我滚开！
nǐ zhè ge chù shēng ， gěi wǒ gǔn kāi ！
You filthy beast, get out of here!
监狱生活比做畜牲还不如。
jiān yù shēng huó bǐ zuò chù shēng hái bù rú 。
Life in prison is worse than the life of an animal.