牺牲

Traditional form:

犧牲

Pinyin (reading):

xīshēng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 牺 - to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause
• 牲 - sacrificial animal; domestic animal

Traditional characters:

• 犧 - to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause
• 牲 - sacrificial animal; domestic animal