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

Stroke order

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Words containing 生

Word Meaning
production of speech
production of speech
worker sent to study to become a cadre
worker sent to school for cadre training
to talk cheerfully and wittily; to joke together
Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards
Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards
to earn a living; to work to support oneself
sudden trouble close by; crisis at hand
sudden trouble close to you; crisis at hand
tribute student in old imperial exams
student from tributary state for imperial exam
cowardly; cling to life, fear death
male supporting actor in a Chinese opera
male supporting actor in a Chinese opera
brilliant student
brilliant student
Shiseidō (Japanese cosmetics company)
Shiseidō (Japanese cosmetics company)
bookkeeper (old)
bookkeeper (old)
Mr Science; science (May Fourth slogan)
Mr Science; science as a guiding idea
excrescence; abnormal superfluous growth
excrescence; abnormal superfluous growth