Chinese Character 牲 Meanings and components.

Form

牲

Meaning

牲 meaning[3] in English

Domestic Animal.

Sacrificial Animal.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 牲 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (牜) , and to be born (生)

Its radical[1] is: 牛 (niu2) which means: Surname Niu, .牛niu2surname Niu

In cangjie it is written with HQHQM

How to write 牲

To write牲sheng1domestic animal you should write a combination of 牜niu2 , 生sheng1to be … arranged in a 吅 shape:

牜 + 生 = 牲

牲 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 牲 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 牲, looks as follow:

牲
Pinyin:sheng1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Domestic Animal . Sacrificial Animal
牜
Pinyin:niu2
生
Pinyin:sheng1
Meaning[3]: To Be Born . To Give Birth . Life . To Grow . Raw . Uncooked . Student
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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