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
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
fig. to find a way out of an impasse
case with clashing stories; Rashomon
baffling case with mixed stories; Rashomon
a truism; banal comments; an old observation (idiom)
fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
to earn a living (esp. with negative)
dropout student
embryogenesis
embryogenesis
chiropractor
chiropractor
axillary (botany)
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
ossified thinking; lit. brains rusty
ossified thinking; lit. brains rusty
oncologist (medicine)
oncologist (medicine)
to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
(biology) autotroph
(biology) autotroph
inherent; innate
inherent; innate
peanut butter; also written huā shēng jiàng