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生 (shēng): To give birth — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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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

shēngsheng
verb (动)
to give birth, to produce, to growHSK 3.0 L4
adjective, adverb (形、副)
raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange; forciblyHSK 3.0 L4
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 生

生 stroke order diagram
4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 生

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生 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 生

HSK words that contain this character.

先生

xiān sheng

Mr; Sir

HSK 1

医生

yī sheng

doctor

HSK 1

学生

xué sheng

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 生 is used in context

tā他
shì是
yì一
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
de的

Information

Pinyinshēng
Meaningto give birth
Strokes5
Radical生
Traditional生
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#181
Zhuyinㄕㄥ
UnicodeU+751F
CangjieHQM
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student

HSK 1

生日

shēng rì

birthday

HSK 2

生病

shēng bìng

ill; sick; unwell

HSK 2

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

HSK 3
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出生

chū shēng

birth; to be born

HSK 4

卫生间

wèi shēng jiān

toilet

HSK 4

发生

fā shēng

happen

HSK 4

生命

shēng mìng

life

HSK 4

生意

shēng yi

business

HSK 4

生活

shēng huó

life

HSK 4

产生

chǎn shēng

produce

HSK 5

人生

rén shēng

[human] life

HSK 5

生产

shēng chǎn

produce; manufacture; give birth to

HSK 5
xué学
shēng生
。

He is an excellent student.

tā她
qù去
nián年
shēng生
le了
yí一
gè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.

Míng明
tiān天
shì是
wǒ我
de的
shēng生
rì日
。

Tomorrow is my birthday.

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Characters with radical "生".

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