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献身

xiàn shēn

2-character word Traditional 獻身

What 献身 means

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

The characters in 献身

• 献xiànto offer; to present; to dedicate
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

Sounds the same

Read xiàn shēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 现身to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh

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