sacrifice

ox (牛) + phonetic (西) = sacrificial animal

The ox radical anchors the meaning: cattle were the premier sacrificial animal in ancient China. 西 is purely phonetic, giving the sound xī.

+西
OxSemantic
西WestPhonetic

他为了家人愿意牲自己的时间。

tā wèi le jiā rén yuàn yì xī shēng zì jǐ de shí jiān。

He is willing to sacrifice his own time for his family.

很多战士为国家做出了牲。

hěn duō zhàn shì wèi guó jiā zuò chū le xī shēng。

Many soldiers made sacrifices for the country.

Words with 牺

伏牺

fú xī

variant of 伏羲[Fu2 xi1]

庖牺氏

páo xī shì

another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1]

牺牲

xī shēng

to sacrifice one's life

牺牲品

xī shēng pǐn

sacrificial victim

牺牲打

xī shēng dǎ

sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)

牺牲者

xī shēng zhě

sb who sacrifices himself

英勇牺牲

yīng yǒng xī shēng

to heroically sacrifice one's life

More characters with 牛