犧 | [ xī ] sacrifice |
犧牲 | [ xī shēng ] to sacrifice one's life, to sacrifice (sth valued), beast slaughtered as a sacrifice |
犧牲品 | [ xī shēng pǐn ] sacrificial victim, sb who is expendable, item sold at a loss |
犧牲打 | [ xī shēng dǎ ] sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball) |
犧牲者 | [ xī shēng zhě ] sb who sacrifices himself, sacrificial victim, sb who is expendable |
⇒ 伏犧 | [ fú xī ] variant of 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] |
⇒ 庖犧氏 | [ paó xī shì ] another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1] |
⇒ 英勇犧牲 | [ yīng yǒng xī shēng ] to heroically sacrifice one's life |