shēng

Radical: 牛 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

牲 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 牲

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 牲.

三牲
sān shēng
牲体
shēng tǐ
牲口
shēng kou
animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc)
牲畜
shēng chù
domesticated animals
牲礼
shēng lǐ
牺牲
xī shēng
to sacrifice oneself
畜牲
chù shēng
livestock, or specifically the six farm animals cow, horse, sheep, cock, dog, pig 牛馬羊雞狗豬|牛马羊鸡狗猪
祭牲
jì shēng
宰牲节
zǎi shēng jié
牺牲品
xī shēng pǐn
victim
牺牲打
xī shēng dǎ
sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
牺牲者
xī shēng zhě
victim

Related characters (radical 牛)

Characters that share the radical .

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