生
Meta:
- 生 is the 34th most frequent character.
- 生 has 1 dictionary entry.
- 生 appears as a character in 346 words.
- 生 appears as a component in 25 characters.
Decomposition:
Once :
Radical :
生 => 生 (life)
Graphical :
生 => 龶, ㇒
Pinyin & Meaning:
- sheng1 - to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw, uncooked
Pronunciation Clues:
- Pronunciation clue for 生 (sheng1): The component 生 is pronounced as 'sheng1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Example Words:
High Frequency
Pinyin: ren2 sheng1
Definition: life (one's time on earth)
人生 Definition: life (one's time on earth)
Pinyin: Xian1 sheng5
Definition: Mister (Mr.)
先生 Definition: Mister (Mr.)
Pinyin: nu:3 sheng1
Definition: schoolgirl/female student/girl
女生 Definition: schoolgirl/female student/girl
Pinyin: sheng1
Definition: to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw, uncooked
生 Definition: to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw, uncooked
Pinyin: sheng1 ming4
Definition: life/living/biological/CL:個|个[ge4]
生命 Definition: life/living/biological/CL:個|个[ge4]
Pinyin: sheng1 ri4
Definition: birthday/CL:個|个[ge4]
生日 Definition: birthday/CL:個|个[ge4]
Pinyin: sheng1 huo2
Definition: life/activity/to live/livelihood
生活 Definition: life/activity/to live/livelihood
Medium Frequency
Pinyin: yi1 sheng1
Definition: all one's life/throughout one's life
一生 Definition: all one's life/throughout one's life
Pinyin: yi1 sheng1 yi1 shi4
Definition: a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
一生一世 Definition: a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
Pinyin: san1 sheng1 you3 xing4
Definition: the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortune...
三生有幸 Definition: the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortune...
Pinyin: jin1 sheng1
Definition: this life
今生 Definition: this life
Pinyin: zai4 sheng1
Definition: to be reborn/to regenerate/to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)/recycling/regeneration
再生 Definition: to be reborn/to regenerate/to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)/recycling/regeneration
Pinyin: chu1 sheng1
Definition: to be born
出生 Definition: to be born
Pinyin: tian1 sheng1
Definition: nature/disposition/innate/natural
天生 Definition: nature/disposition/innate/natural
Pinyin: xiao3 xue2 sheng1
Definition: primary school student/schoolchild/CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
小学生 (小學生)Definition: primary school student/schoolchild/CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
Pinyin: xin1 sheng1
Definition: new/newborn/emerging/nascent/rebirth/regeneration/new life/new student
新生 Definition: new/newborn/emerging/nascent/rebirth/regeneration/new life/new student
Pinyin: min2 sheng1
Definition: people's livelihood/people's welfare
民生 Definition: people's livelihood/people's welfare
Pinyin: huo2 sheng1 sheng1
Definition: real (people)/living (artist)/while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
活生生 Definition: real (people)/living (artist)/while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
Pinyin: sheng1 hua4
Definition: biochemistry
生化 Definition: biochemistry
Pinyin: sheng1 zi3
Definition: to give birth to a child or children
生子 Definition: to give birth to a child or children
Pinyin: sheng1 cun2
Definition: to exist/to survive
生存 Definition: to exist/to survive
Pinyin: sheng1 pa4
Definition: to fear/afraid/extremely nervous/for fear that/to avoid/so as not to
生怕 Definition: to fear/afraid/extremely nervous/for fear that/to avoid/so as not to
Pinyin: sheng1 yi5
Definition: business/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
生意 Definition: business/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
Pinyin: sheng1 cheng2
Definition: to generate/to produce/generated/produced
生成 Definition: to generate/to produce/generated/produced
Pinyin: sheng1 si3
Definition: life or death
生死 Definition: life or death
Pinyin: sheng1 ya2
Definition: career
生涯 Definition: career
Pinyin: sheng1 wu4
Definition: organism/living creature/life form/biological/CL:個|个[ge4]
生物 Definition: organism/living creature/life form/biological/CL:個|个[ge4]
Pinyin: sheng1 li3
Definition: physiology
生理 Definition: physiology
Pinyin: sheng1 bing4
Definition: to fall ill
生病 Definition: to fall ill
Pinyin: sheng1 xiao4
Definition: 12 animals symbolic of the Terrestrial Branches
生肖 Definition: 12 animals symbolic of the Terrestrial Branches
Pinyin: sheng1 yu4
Definition: to bear/to give birth/to grow/to rear/to bring up (children)
生育 Definition: to bear/to give birth/to grow/to rear/to bring up (children)
Pinyin: sheng1 cai4
Definition: lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
生菜 Definition: lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
Pinyin: chan3 sheng1
Definition: to arise/to come into being/to come about/to give rise to/to bring into being/to bring about/to produce/to engender/to generate/to appear/appearance/emergence/generation/production/yield
产生 (產生)Definition: to arise/to come into being/to come about/to give rise to/to bring into being/to bring about/to produce/to engender/to generate/to appear/appearance/emergence/generation/production/yield
Pinyin: nan2 sheng1
Definition: schoolboy/male student/boy/guy (young adult male)
男生 Definition: schoolboy/male student/boy/guy (young adult male)
Pinyin: liu2 xue2 sheng1
Definition: student studying abroad/(foreign) exchange student/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
留学生 (留學生)Definition: student studying abroad/(foreign) exchange student/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Pinyin: chu4 sheng5
Definition: domestic animal/brute/bastard
畜生 Definition: domestic animal/brute/bastard
Pinyin: yan2 jiu1 sheng1
Definition: graduate student/postgraduate student/research student
研究生 Definition: graduate student/postgraduate student/research student
Pinyin: kao3 sheng1
Definition: exam candidate/student whose name has been put forward for an exam
考生 Definition: exam candidate/student whose name has been put forward for an exam
Pinyin: hua1 sheng1
Definition: peanut/groundnut/CL:粒[li4]
花生 Definition: peanut/groundnut/CL:粒[li4]
Pinyin: qin1 sheng1
Definition: born to oneself (i.e. one's natural child)/having born oneself (i.e. one's natural parent)
亲生 (親生)Definition: born to oneself (i.e. one's natural child)/having born oneself (i.e. one's natural parent)
Pinyin: tao2 sheng1
Definition: to flee for one's life
逃生 Definition: to flee for one's life
Pinyin: chong2 sheng1
Definition: rebirth
重生 Definition: rebirth
Pinyin: ye3 sheng1
Definition: wild/undomesticated
野生 Definition: wild/undomesticated
Pinyin: mo4 sheng1
Definition: strange/unfamiliar
陌生 Definition: strange/unfamiliar
Pinyin: mo4 sheng1 ren2
Definition: a stranger
陌生人 Definition: a stranger
Pinyin: yang3 sheng1
Definition: to look after one's health/to keep fit/maintaining good health/health preservation
养生 (養生)Definition: to look after one's health/to keep fit/maintaining good health/health preservation
Pinyin: gao1 zhong1 sheng1
Definition: senior high school student
高中生 Definition: senior high school student