牺 = 牛 + 西

牺 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sacrifice”. It is built from 牛 (cow) and 西 (west(ern)).

Keyword: sacrifice
Pinyin (Mandarin): xī
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: sacrifice, give up, жертвовать, сдаваться, give up

Decomposition

ids

牛 cow
西 west(ern)

How to find 牺 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cow” + “west(ern)”. 牺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 牺 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.