献身 meaning in English

xiànshēn

to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to

Traditional 獻身20 strokes

Meaning of 献身

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiànshēn
  1. to commit one's energy to
  2. to devote oneself to
  3. to sacrifice one's life for
  4. (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to

献身 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ认rèn为wéi这zhè些xiē是shì值zhí得de为wèi之zhī献xiàn身shēn的de原yuán则zé。
I think these are principles worth dying for.

Stroke order for each character

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献 xiàn · to offer · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

身 shēn · body · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 献身.

身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
身边shēnbiānat one's side; on hand
全身quánshēnthe whole body; (typography) em
身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card; ID
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
身份shēnfènidentity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacit
转身zhuǎnshēn(of a person) to turn round; to face about
身材shēncáistature; build (height and weight)
健身jiànshēnto exercise; to keep fit
身高shēngāo(a person's) height
一身yīshēnwhole body; from head to toe

Questions about 献身

What does 献身 mean?

献身 (xiànshēn) means "to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to".

How do you write 献身?

献身 is made of 2 characters: 献 (13 strokes), 身 (7 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 献身 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 献身 is written 獻身.