Rank 1539IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

牲 - shēng

sacrificial animal; animal

sacrificial animal; animal

How to read 牲

Click 牲 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshēng
Englishsacrificial animal; animal
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

牲口 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 牲畜. Please read 牲礼 one more time.

Common words with this character

animals used for their physical strength; beast of burden
farm animal; livestock
to sacrifice; sacrifice; animal offered as sacrifice
body of an animal killed sacrificially

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 牲 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 牲口 and 牲畜 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 牲.