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
it's a small world (idiom)
life is but a dream (idiom)
life is but a dream (idiom)
human life is short and fragile
human life is short and fragile
life has its ups and downs (idiom)
Life is short, learning is limitless
Life is short, learning is limitless
everything is unfamiliar
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
bionics; bionicist
bionics; bionicist
to recover; to recuperate
associated gas (petrochemical engineering)
associated gas (petrochemical engineering)
Tennyson; Alfred Tennyson, English poet
to displease
to displease
next life
waiter; waitress
credit derivative (in finance)
credit derivative (in finance)
surrogate pregnancy
student on duty; prefect