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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
犧牲 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
犧牲 ＝ 犧 ＋ 牲
ㄒㄧ ㄕㄥ · xīshēng
verb — to sacrifice, to give up (a life, an interest); noun — a sacrifice

字源 FORM — what the parts do

犧a sacrificial animal (犧牲)xīthe ox 牛; 羲 xī gives the sound
牲livestock for sacrifice (牲畜)shēngthe ox 牛; 生 shēng gives the sound
犧牲，犧牲的犧，牲畜的牲。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兩頭牛（牛）牽到壇前——獻出去，回不來了。
Two oxen (牛, 牛) led to the altar — given up, not coming back.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
犧牲品xīshēngpǐnthe thing given up — the same 犧牲