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
separated in life and death; to part for ever
(literary) the people; living thing; creature
people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
craving for rebirth; desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā)
craving for rebirth; desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā)
to bring up (children); to raise; to bear
hair restorer; hair regrowth tonic
hair restorer; hair regrowth tonic
sashimi
fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
dough
dough
fig. vigorous and lively
to produce; to give rise to; to generate
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
student studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student
graduate
all one's life; lifetime
to happen; to occur; to take place
rate of occurrence
to have sexual relations with sb; to have dealings with
to have sexual relations with sb; to have dealings with
developmental biology
developmental biology