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
unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
fig. to seethe with anger
Sanjiang ecological tourist area in Wenchuan county wèn chuān xiàn, northwest Sichuan
Sanjiang ecological tourist area in Wenchuan county wèn chuān xiàn, northwest Sichuan
to idle away one's time; not to do anything productive
to idle away one's time; not to do anything productive
nonrenewable resource
nonrenewable resource
World Health Assembly
World Health Assembly
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
middle-school student; high school student
Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic sān dié jì, Jurassic zhū luó jì and Cretaceous bái è jì)
to be done with this world; to die
to be done with this world; to die
to lose all interest in life (idiom)
biennial (botany)
alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
human life is short; cherish your time
it's a small world (idiom)