犧 (xī)

sacrifice

How 犧 is written

Strokes
20
Radical
牛 — cow
Traditional
犧
Simplified
牺

Components

Common words using 犧

犧牲 xīshēng
to sacrifice oneself; to lay down one's life; to do sth at the expense of
犧牲品 xīshēngpǐn
victim; prey; loss leader (pricing)
犧牲者 xīshēngzhě
victim; prey

犧 in a sentence

父母常為了孩子犧牲自己的興趣。

Fùmǔ cháng wèile háizi xīshēng zìjǐ de xìngqù.

“Parents often sacrifice their own interests for their children.”

How common is 犧?

犧 is the 1,812th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 96.4% of all running text.

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