牺牲 xīshēng HSK6 to sacrifice Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 牺 犧 xī verbnoun sacrifice (bound form) an animal sacrificed for a religious ritual; specifically a pure-colored beast offered in ancient ancestral temples; often appears as part of 牺牲 xīshēng牲 shēng verbnoun sacrificial animal (bound form) animal used as a sacrifice in ancient times, such as a cow, sheep, or pig