calf

To sacrifice a calf 

Components
牛 meaning component

  Meaning component

niú

  

cow

卖 meaning component

  Meaning component

mài

  

sell

Evolution

犊 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
犊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
犊 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
犊 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
犊 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

calf; victim of sacrifice; sacrificial victim

Most common words with 犊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

calf

牛犊

calf

犊子

calf

初生牛犊不怕虎

fig. the young are fearless

护犊子

(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children