entries → 獻身
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
獻身 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
獻身 =
ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ · xiànshēn
verb — to devote oneself; to dedicate one's life (to a cause)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to offer up (奉獻)xiàn犬 the dog offered in old ritual
the body, oneself (本身)shēn
獻身,奉獻的獻,身體的身。
關 · Related
fèngxiànthe plain "dedicate" — the same tóushēnto throw oneself in — the same