牲 Stroke Order

牲 [shēng] 名词 【本义】: 古代供祭祀用的全牛 (Original meaning: A whole cow used for sacrificial offering in ancient times.) 【造字法】: 形声。从牛，从生 (Character formation: A phonetic compound, incorporating the character for cow and the character for life.) 1. 同本义 (Cattle sacrifice) 2. 泛指供祭祀、盟誓及食用的家畜，包括牛、羊、豕、马、犬、鸡等 (A general term for livestock used for sacrifices, oaths, and food, including cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, dogs, and chickens.) - 引用: 《周礼·牧人》：掌牧六牲。 (Zhou Rituals: The herdsman oversees the six livestock.) - 例: 牲犊 (A young cow offered to the emperor by vassals); 牲饩 (Living animals offered as gifts); 牲醪 (Sacrificial meat); 牲头 (Head of the sacrificed animal); 牲糈 (Sacrificial livestock and fine rice); 牲币 (Animal sacrifices and silk); 牲号 (The name of the sacrifice.) 3. 指野生动物 (Wild animal) - 引用: 《左传·昭公二十五年》：是故为礼以奉之:为六畜、五牲、三牺，以奉五味。 (Zuo Zhuan: Therefore, offerings are made in ritual to honor it: including six livestock, five animals, and three sacrifices, to provide the five flavors.) 4. 通“腥”。生的肉食 (Flesh) - 引用: 《周礼·掌客》：凡诸侯之礼，上公五积…鼎簋十有二，牲三十有六，皆陈。 (Zhou Rituals: All the rituals of the feudal lords are to be composed… twelve tripod vessels and thirty-six animal sacrifices, all presented.)