牲
shēng
#1,580 most
frequent character
domestic animal, sacrificial animal
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
牲 uses 牜, a cow, as the picture part and 生 shēng for sound. It first meant a cow offered whole to the gods. Later it grew to any sacrificial animal, then to livestock.
Drawn as: a cow
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