Phonosemantic compound. 牛 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
牲 [shēng]
domestic animal; sacrificial animal
Japanese
noun
- offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.)
- gift
- sacrifice
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
牲 すみえ
Sumie unclassified name
牲 すみのり
Suminori unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (23)
牺牲 [xīshēng] #1,827
to sacrifice one's life
牺牲 [xīshēng] #1,827
to sacrifice one's life
牲畜 [shēngchù] #13,561
domesticated animals
牺牲品 [xīshēngpǐn] #13,051
sacrificial victim
牺牲品 [xīshēngpǐn] #13,051
sacrificial victim
牲口 [shēngkou] #13,158
animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc)
牺牲者 [xīshēngzhě] #40,000
sb who sacrifices himself
牺牲者 [xīshēngzhě] #40,000
sb who sacrifices himself
英勇牺牲 [yīngyǒngxīshēng] #40,259
to heroically sacrifice one's life
英勇牺牲 [yīngyǒngxīshēng] #40,259
to heroically sacrifice one's life
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JAPANESE WORDS (17)
⭐ 犠牲 [ぎせい] #2,561
sacrifice
⭐ 犠牲者 [ぎせいしゃ] #7,247
victim (esp. someone killed)
犠牲になる [ぎせいになる] #7,268
to be sacrificed
生贄 [いけにえ] #11,388
(living) sacrifice
贄 [にえ] #20,244
offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.)
自己犠牲 [じこぎせい] #22,733
self-sacrifice
犠牲者が出る [ぎせいしゃがでる] #23,944
to claim victims
犠牲を払う [ぎせいをはらう] #23,949
to make sacrifices for
犠牲者を出す [ぎせいしゃをだす] #33,050
to claim victims
どんな犠牲を払っても [どんなぎせいをはらっても] #86,965
at all costs
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KOREAN WORDS (2)