shēng sheng

life; to be born; raw

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 34th character
Radical ⽣ (100.0)
Strokes 5
Index # 263

Definitions

生 shēng
  1. 1. life
  2. 2. to be born
  3. 3. raw
  4. 4. uncooked
  5. 5. student
  6. 6. to grow
  7. 7. to give birth

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Words containing 生

Word Meaning
parasite
to sketch from nature; to do a still life drawing
scholar; intellectual; egghead
aquatic (plant, animal)
to derive (from raw material); to produce (from sth else)
to produce; to generate; to grow (whiskers etc)
to capture alive
reproductive gland; gonad; sex organ
source of students; supply of students
biosphere; ecosphere
biosphere; natural world
extremely painful
birthday
to commit suicide; a suicide
student (of a famous master); disciple
to recover; to recuperate
to induce labor; to expedite childbirth
molecular biology
perennial (of plants)
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright
unboiled water
to brighten up (a room etc); to dazzle
pig iron
unexpected problems arise; side issues crop up
fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation