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victim

HSK 10
トク
こうし
To sacrifice 賣 a calf 牛
Components
Traditional (犢)
cow+ sell =
victim
Meaning component
niú cow
cow, ox, bull
Meaning component
sell
Simplified (犊)
cow+ betray =
calf
Meaning component
niú cow
cow, ox, bull
Meaning component
mài betray
sell
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [dú]
calf; sacrificial victim
Japanese
子牛 仔牛 小牛 (rare) (rare) こうし こうじ (old) 同音

noun

  1. calf
  2. small cow
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