- 生(life; sprouting)ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a sprout pushing up through the soil, symbolizing life and growth.
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生
生
⽣Radical 100 · 5 strokes
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
HSK 2 (3.0)13 meanings#1196
MEANING13 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
中活着并慢慢变大；产生新的生命或东西huózhe bìng màn man biàn dà；chǎnshēng xīn de shēngmìng huò dōngxi
- 。
He is sick.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- ，。
I am a student, but he is not.
- 貳形adjective
raw; uncooked; unprocessed
中未经过加热或加工的；还没有做熟的wèi jīngguò jiārè huò jiāgōng de; háishi méiyǒu zuò shú de
- 。
This meat is raw.
- 參动verb
to live; to be alive
中有生命；活着yǒu shēngmìng; huózhē
- 肆形adjective
unfamiliar; strange
中不认识的；不熟悉的bú rènshi de；búshúxī de
- 。
This character is very unfamiliar.
- 伍动verb
to arise; to occur
中发生；出现fāshēng；chūxiàn
- 。
The problem has occurred.
- 陸名noun
(bound form) life; lifetime
中人从出生到死亡的整个过程rén cóng chūshēng dào sǐwáng de zhěnggè guòchéng
- 。
Life only happens once.
- 柒名noun
life
中人从出生到死亡的整个过程rén cóng chūshēng dào sǐwàng de zhěngge guòchéng
- 。
Life is very precious.
- 捌名noun
(bound form) student; person engaged in a field
中学习知识或在某个领域工作的人xuéxí zhīshi huò zài mǒugerǔnyù lǐngyu gōngzuò de rén
- 。
He is a student.
- 玖副adverb
(bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2])
中非常；极其fēicháng、jíqī
- 。
I'm in terrible pain.
- 拾副adverb
(bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
中用力强行；不自然地勉强yòng lì qiángxíng；bù zìránde miǎnqiǎng
- 。
He dragged me away forcefully.
- 11动verb
to light (a fire)
中点燃火、使火燃烧diǎnrán huǒ、shǐ huǒ ránshāo
- 。
He built a fire to cook rice.
- 12名noun
(bound form) means of livelihood
中维持生活的方法或收入来源wéichí shēnghuó de fāngfǎ huò shōurù láiyuán
- 。
Making a living is not easy.
- 13名noun
(bound form) male role in traditional opera
中传统戏曲中男性角色的统称chuántǒng xìqǔ zhōng nánxìng juésè de tǒngchèng
- 。
He plays the sheng role in Peking opera.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
SYNONYMS4
生
⽣Radical 100 · life
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
HSK 2 (3.0)13 meanings5 strokes#1196
MEANING13 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
中活着并慢慢变大；产生新的生命或东西huózhe bìng màn man biàn dà；chǎnshēng xīn de shēngmìng huò dōngxi
- 。
He is sick.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- ，。
I am a student, but he is not.
- 貳形adjective
raw; uncooked; unprocessed
中未经过加热或加工的；还没有做熟的wèi jīngguò jiārè huò jiāgōng de; háishi méiyǒu zuò shú de
- 。
This meat is raw.
- 參动verb
to live; to be alive
中有生命；活着yǒu shēngmìng; huózhē
- 肆形adjective
unfamiliar; strange
中不认识的；不熟悉的bú rènshi de；búshúxī de
- 。
This character is very unfamiliar.
- 伍动verb
to arise; to occur
中发生；出现fāshēng；chūxiàn
- 。
The problem has occurred.
- 陸名noun
(bound form) life; lifetime
中人从出生到死亡的整个过程rén cóng chūshēng dào sǐwáng de zhěnggè guòchéng
- 。
Life only happens once.
- 柒名noun
life
中人从出生到死亡的整个过程rén cóng chūshēng dào sǐwàng de zhěngge guòchéng
- 。
Life is very precious.
- 捌名noun
(bound form) student; person engaged in a field
中学习知识或在某个领域工作的人xuéxí zhīshi huò zài mǒugerǔnyù lǐngyu gōngzuò de rén
- 。
He is a student.
- 玖副adverb
(bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2])
中非常；极其fēicháng、jíqī
- 。
I'm in terrible pain.
- 拾副adverb
(bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
中用力强行；不自然地勉强yòng lì qiángxíng；bù zìránde miǎnqiǎng
- 。
He dragged me away forcefully.
- 11动verb
to light (a fire)
中点燃火、使火燃烧diǎnrán huǒ、shǐ huǒ ránshāo
- 。
He built a fire to cook rice.
- 12名noun
(bound form) means of livelihood
中维持生活的方法或收入来源wéichí shēnghuó de fāngfǎ huò shōurù láiyuán
- 。
Making a living is not easy.
- 13名noun
(bound form) male role in traditional opera
中传统戏曲中男性角色的统称chuántǒng xìqǔ zhōng nánxìng juésè de tǒngchèng
- 。
He plays the sheng role in Peking opera.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 生(life; sprouting)ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a sprout pushing up through the soil, symbolizing life and growth.
RELATED
SYNONYMS4
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