生
生
“life”
Radical: 生
Strokes: 5
Level: HSK 1
How 生 is built — overlaid / crossed
一
one
one; a, an; alone
土
Earth / soil · tǔ
A mound of earth with a sprout. Places and ground words use it: 地 场 城.
Origin
A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土
Words with 生
先生 xiānsheng — Mr.
学生 xuésheng — student
医生 yīshēng — doctor
生病 shēngbìng — to get sick
生日 shēngrì — birthday
生气 shēngqì — to be angry
出生 chū shēng — to be born
发生 fā shēng — to happen
生活 shēng huó — life
生命 shēng mìng — life
研究生 yán jiū shēng — graduate student
做生意 zuò shēng yì — to do business
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