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
viviparity; zoogony
mothball
shy with strangers
long life
to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal
talented student; student of great ability
paleo-organism
favorite pupil
microbiology
fear of strangers
quick witted in an emergency; able to react resourcefully
biological warfare; germ warfare
rate of occurrence
exam candidate
derivative product; offshoot
apprentice; probationer; cadet
protoplasm
palaeontology
undergraduate student
great joy brings sorrow; joy turns to grief
no way of getting by
an only child
draft beer; unpasteurized beer
to drag sb along against his will; to draw a forced analogy
production capacity; manufacturing ability