牺

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See also: 犧
牺 U+727A, 牺
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-727A
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Translingual

Traditional 犧
Shinjitai 犠
Simplified 牺

Han character

牺 (Kangxi radical 93, 牛+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹手一金田 (HQMCW), composition ⿰牜西)

  1. sacrifice, give up
  2. sacrificial

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 700, character 22
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1809, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+727A

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 牺 – see 犧 (“pure-colored sacrificial animal; sacrifice”).
(This character is the simplified form of 犧).
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