牺
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xī · to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause

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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

牛Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 牺 sits in each complete thought.

Wèi le jiù xǔ duō rén xī shēng yí gè rén shì fǒu dào dé?为了救许多人牺牲一个人是否道德?

Would it be ethical to sacrifice one person to save many?

Source: Tatoeba #812366 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā méi yǒu xī shēng shēng mìng, yě méi yǒu chū mài zǔ zhī.他没有牺牲生命,也没有出卖组织。

He did not sacrifice his life, nor did he sell out his organization.

Source: Tatoeba #8709527 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wèi měi guó chéng shòu le bǐ wǒ men dà duō shù rén suǒ néng xiǎng xiàng de gèng duō de xī shēng.他为美国承受了比我们大多数人所能想象的更多的牺牲。

He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine.

Source: Tatoeba #334030 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǐ xī shēng zì jǐ de jiàn kāng wèi dài jià wán chéng le zhè xiàng gōng zuò.他以牺牲自己的健康为代价完成了这项工作。

He did it at the expense of his health.

Source: Tatoeba #333400 · CC BY 2.0 FR
É luó sī duì zài rén zhì shì jiàn zhōng xī shēng de rén men biǎo shì āi dào.俄罗斯对在人质事件中牺牲的人们表示哀悼。

Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.

Source: Tatoeba #2028050 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 牺 in context

  1. Say xī, then recall the core meaning: to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 牺牲 (xī shēng), meaning “to sacrifice one's life”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 牺 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.