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
to write elegantly
fortune-teller
side issues keep popping up
a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
new problems arise; complications occur
spiritual or moral life
psychiatrist
psychiatrist
erythropoietin (EPO)
erythropoietin (EPO)
cell biology
cell biology
lifelong; throughout one's life; lifetime
lifelong partner or companion
lifelong partner or companion
to start a family; to get married and have kids
to start a family; to get married and have kids
fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation
national unified entrance exam
national unified entrance exam
to subsist; to eke out a living
to subsist; to eke out a living
vitamin
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly