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
National College Entrance Exam of China
NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life
scholar; intellectual; egghead
sexual reproduction
since birth; for one's whole life
server (at a restaurant)
to misread by taking words too literally
to read text too literally; misinterpret
Bunsen burner
Bunsen burner
side issues keep arising (idiom)
side issues keep arising (idiom)
resplendent
resplendent
extreme joy brings sorrow; joy turns to grief
to happen unexpectedly; to grow without restraint
to happen unexpectedly; to grow without restraint
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
starring male role in a Chinese opera
male military role in a Chinese opera
to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life