Usage of the character 牲
shēng
牲
[牲]
- domestic animal
- sacrificial animal
shēngtǐ
牲体
[牲體]
- body of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially
sānshēng
三牲
[三牲]
- the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)
chùshēng
畜牲
[畜牲]
- variant of 畜生 (chùsheng)
shēngkou
牲口
[牲口]
- animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc)
- beast of burden
xīshēng
牺牲
[犧牲]
- to sacrifice one's life
- to sacrifice (sth valued)
- beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
shēnglǐ
牲礼
[牲禮]
- (religion) to sacrifice
- sacrifice
- animal offered as sacrifice
shēngchù
牲畜
[牲畜]
- farm animal; livestock
jìshēng
祭牲
[祭牲]
- sacrificial animal
shēngchùfèn
牲畜粪
[牲畜糞]
- animal manure
Zǎishēngjié
宰牲节
[宰牲節]
- see 古爾邦節／古尔邦节 ( Gǔ'ěrbāngjié)
xīshēngdǎ
牺牲打
[犧牲打]
- sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
xīshēngzhě
牺牲者
[犧牲者]
- sb who sacrifices himself
- sacrificial victim
- sb who is expendable
xīshēngpǐn
牺牲品
[犧牲品]
- sacrificial victim
- sb who is expendable
- item sold at a loss
yīngyǒngxīshēng
英勇牺牲
[英勇犧牲]
- to heroically sacrifice one's life