shēng

to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

Radical: 生 HSK 2 v, g, a ideographic

Components & Etymology

生 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 生

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 生.

一生
yī shēng
丛生
cóng shēng
丧生
sàng shēng
为生
wéi shēng
书生
shū shēng
互生
hù shēng
产生
chǎn shēng
亲生
qīn shēng
人生
rén shēng
今生
jīn shēng
仿生
fǎng shēng
众生
zhòng shēng

Related characters (radical 生)

Characters that share the radical .

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