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

Stroke order

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Words containing 生

Word Meaning
recent graduate; student graduating in the current year
to arise at an opportune time
army life (idiom); the experience of war
army life (idiom); the experience of war
parents (father and mother)
to mass produce
to mass produce
antibiotic resistance
to solicit customers; to tout
to entice an inexperienced man
to entice an inexperienced man
to solicit business; to advertise
to solicit business; to advertise
to sacrifice one's life
would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
midwife
phone operator; switchboard operator
phone operator; switchboard operator
to compete for business; to undercut competitors; to hustle
to compete for business; to undercut competitors; to hustle
to stir up trouble; to provoke angry exchange
to expand production; to reproduce on an extended scale