to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered
牺 (xī) · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 牛 represents the meaning and 西 represents the sound. Simplified form of 犧.
牲 (shēng) · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 牛 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound.