牺(xī)

HSK 610 strokesTrad. 犧

sacrifice

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Character information

Pinyin
xī
Meaning
sacrifice
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
犧

Origin & structure

Where 牺 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰牛西

In this compound, the meaning comes from 牛 (ox); 西 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

牛niú西xī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 牺 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 牺

Common words using 牺 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xī牺shēng牲
HSK 6

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

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fú伏xī牺

variant of 伏羲[Fu2 xi1]

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páo庖xī牺shì氏

another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女娲

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xī牺shēng牲pǐn品

sacrificial victim

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xī牺shēng牲zhě者

sb who sacrifices himself

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牲伏庖氏品者

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