TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
牲
ㄕㄥ · shēng
noun — livestock; a sacrificial animal
字源 FORM — what the parts do
An ox (牛) with 生 shēng, exact in sound — and 生 ("living, whole") rides along in the meaning: an unblemished, whole beast brought to sacrifice. From there, all livestock: 牲畜、牲口、犧牲.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭完整無傷的牛（牛），牽到祭壇前——牲。
A whole, unmarked ox (牛) led to the altar — a sacrifice.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)犧牲— a sacrificial animal常用
→牲畜、牲口— livestock, farm animals常用
⇒犧牲— to sacrifice (oneself, something)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension