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sacrifice

Composition


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Sounds

Pinyin

xi1

Meaning


Primary

sacrifice

Alternatives

sacrifices, sacrificial animal, animal sacrifice

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-_] house on the lawn where she is performing a warrior 牺 sacrifice. She and a 覀 cowboy drag out a 牛 cow into the middle of the lawn, then Xena takes out a sword and cuts its head off, the blood from the cow going all over the lawn, even reaching the sidewalk. With this 牺 sacrifice Xena and the 覀 cowboy hope the house can remain free of any disasters for another year or more.

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