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
peanut butter; also written huā shēng jiàng
fashion show (loanword)
peanut butter
to just get by; cling to life without honor
to torment the people (idiom)
to torment the people (idiom)
air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots
(area where) vegetation grows; the common people
(area where) vegetation grows; the common people
the common people in a miserable state
the common people in a miserable state
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
trailing plant; liana; creeper
creeper; climbing plant; twiner
the mass of common people; every living being (Buddhism)
to revive; to come back to life
to revive; to come back to life
Ming novelist, author of Jin Ping Mei
Ming writer, author of Jin Ping Mei
to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)