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Character

牲

shēng HSK 7
牲 shēng HSK 7
  • 1. livestock (cattle, horses, donkeys, mules); in ancient times, sacrificial animals (cattle, sheep, pigs)
Words using 牲 as shēng (2)
  • 1 牲畜 shēng chù — livestock HSK 7
    • 牲 animals (especially those used for sacrifice or agriculture)
    • 畜 domestic animals, raised and kept animals
    Example

    农民养了很多牲畜。

    nóng mín yǎng le hěn duō shēng chù

    The farmer raises a lot of livestock.

  • 2 牺牲 xī shēng — to sacrifice HSK 7
    • 牺 sacrifice, offering (originally a pure-colored sacrificial ox)
    • 牲 sacrificial animal, life being offered
    Example

    他为了救人牺牲了自己的生命。

    tā wèi le jiù rén xī shēng le zì jǐ de shēng mìng

    He sacrificed his own life to save others.

Structure & writing
牲 shēng — livestock (cattle, horses, donkeys, mules); in ancient times, sacrificial animals (cattle, sheep, pigs)

牲 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 牛 niú — cow; ox; bull (large hoofed ruminant mammal with horns and a tufted tail, used for labor, milk, or meat)
牛 is a component in 13 characters
HSK 1
件 jiàn measure word for individual items 半 bàn one half; half (used before the measure word when there is no whole number, or after when there is)
HSK 2
告 gào to tell, inform, or announce something to others
HSK 3
物 wù thing; object; matter 特 tè special, unusual, extraordinary 解 jiě to split open; to separate
HSK 6
牢 láo (lit.) pen or enclosure for livestock or wild animals 牵 qiān to lead or pull along
HSK 7
牡 mǔ male (of birds and animals, opposite of 牝) 牧 mù to herd (livestock or poultry) outdoors to graze or roam 牲 shēng livestock (cattle, horses, donkeys, mules); in ancient times, sacrificial animals (cattle, sheep, pigs) 牺 xī (lit.) sacrificial animal of pure coat color 犀 xī rhinoceros
2 生 shēng — to be born; to give birth
生 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 1
星 xīng stars twinkling in the night sky
HSK 2
姓 xìng surname; family name
HSK 4
性 xìng character; temperament; disposition
HSK 5
胜 shèng to defeat an opponent or enemy
HSK 6
甥 shēng nephew (sister's son)
HSK 7
牲 shēng livestock (cattle, horses, donkeys, mules); in ancient times, sacrificial animals (cattle, sheep, pigs) 隆 lóng grand; magnificent

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