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
life or death; critical (event)
mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
to take the life of a living creature
people's livelihood principle in Sun Yat-sen
principle of people’s livelihood
people's livelihood ruined; extreme poverty
aerial root (botany)
aerial root (botany)
selfless, loyal worker for the Party
selfless loyal worker for the Party
the will to live
quack; charlatan; itinerant doctor and swindler
quack; charlatan; itinerant doctor and swindler
derivative word
Six Records of a Floating Life, Qing memoir
Six Records of a Floating Life, Qing memoir
to start again; to rise from the ashes (idiom)
all smiles; beaming from ear to ear
all smiles; beaming from ear to ear
CITES
CITES
to make a living
to create something from nothing (idiom)
to make trouble out of nothing
no way to get by