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domestic animal; livestock; sacrificial animal Jyutping sang1 is the literary reading; saang1, the colloquial. However, saang1 is more commonly used in almost all occasions.
 Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: 牛 (#93)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2898 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Nov 2009 00:53 |
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犧牲
hei1 sang1 = sacrifice
牲口
saang1 hau2 = beasts of burden
牲畜
saang1 cuk1 = domesticated animals; livestock
畜牲
cuk1 saang1 = beast; people who act like animals (compare to 牲畜)
犧牲品
hei1 sang1 ban2 = prey; sacrifice |
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Decimal representation of this word: 牲
Unicode code for this character: U+7272 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 牲
Unicode code for this character: U+7272 (off-site link)
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