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Animated Stroke Order 生

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How to write 生 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

生has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

shēng

to give birth, to produce, to grow

verbHSK 3.0 · L4

raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange; forcibly

adjective, adverbHSK 3.0 · L4

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 生

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4.

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5.

How to Use 生

Life and Birth

生 + noun/verb + 生

In words about life, birth, or coming into existence, 生 (shēng) carries the core meaning of life or birth.

生日 • shēng rì • birthday • HSK 2

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 生

先生 • xiān sheng • Mr; Sir

HSK 1

xiān先

sheng

7.

Example Sentences

tā她

qù去

nián年

shēng生

le了

yí一

gè

Information

Pinyinshēng

Meaningto give birth, to produce, to grow

Strokes5

Radical生

Traditional生

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#181

Zhuyinㄕㄥ

UnicodeU+751F

CangjieHQM

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HSK 2

shēng生

rì日

birthday

生命 • shēng mìng • life • HSK 4

HSK 4

shēng生

mìng命

life

出生 • chū shēng • birth; to be born • HSK 4

HSK 4

chū出

shēng生

birth; to be born

生育 • shēng yù • give birth to; bear • HSK 6

HSK 6

shēng生

yù育

give birth to; bear

Producing and Growing

生 + verb/verb + 生

In words about producing, growing, or causing something, 生 (shēng) conveys the idea of creation or development.

生产 • shēng chǎn • produce; manufacture; give birth to • HSK 5

HSK 5

shēng生

chǎn产

produce; manufacture; give birth to

生长 • shēng zhǎng • to grow • HSK 5

HSK 5

shēng生

zhǎng长

to grow

发生 • fā shēng • happen • HSK 4

HSK 4

fā发

shēng生

happen

产生 • chǎn shēng • produce • HSK 5

HSK 5

chǎn产

shēng生

produce

生

Mr; Sir

医生 • yī sheng • doctor

HSK 1

yī医

sheng生

doctor

学生 • xué sheng • student

HSK 1

xué学

sheng生

student

生病 • shēng bìng • ill; sick; unwell

HSK 2

shēng生

bìng病

ill; sick; unwell

中学生 • zhōng xué shēng • middle-school student

HSK 3.0 · L1

zhōng中

xué学

shēng生

middle-school student

大学生 • dà xué shēng • university student

HSK 3.0 · L1

dà大

xué学

shēng生

university student

个

kě可

ài爱

de的

nǚ女

ér儿

。

She gave birth to a lovely daughter last year.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

jiǎn简

dān单

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

I like a simple life.

zhèng政

fǔ府

guān关

xīn心

mín民

shēng生

。

The government cares about people's livelihood.

Míng明

tiān天

shì是

wǒ我

de的

shēng生

rì日

。

Tomorrow is my birthday.

zhè这

piàn片

sēn森

lín林

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

yě野

shēng生

dòng动

wù物

。

There are many wild animals in this forest.

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Characters pronounced "sheng".

笙shēngsmall gourd-shaped musical instrument
胜shèngto win; to surpass; to be superior
声shēngsound, voice, tone
剩shèngspare
升shēnglitre; to promote; to rise
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Characters with radical "生".

甥shēngsister's son; nephew

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