Memory phrase for the character: 牲

牲

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Meaning

domestic animal, pet

Pronunciation

 shēng

Explanation

 Left: cow 牛, right: life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life)

Mnemonic
 
A cow has the live of a: domestic animal.

Radicals

牛 cowsecond earth branch
丰 growing plantShows a growing plant 丨 with three 三 branches. When a leaf ノ is added, it becomes life 生.
生 life
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 Vocabulary

牲口 shēng kou  animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden
牺牲 xī shēng  to sacrifice oneself; to lay down one's life; to do sth at the expense of; beast slaughtered for sacrifice; sacrifice
牺牲 xī shēng  

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