生

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:

一 土

Words containing 生

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 生.

一生
yī shēng
all one's life
丛生
cóng shēng
growing as a thicket
丧生
sàng shēng
to die
为生
wéi shēng
to make a living
书生
shū shēng
互生
hù shēng
alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
产生
chǎn shēng
to arise
亲生
qīn shēng
born to oneself (i.e. one's natural child)
人生
rén shēng
human life
今生
jīn shēng
this life
仿生
fǎng shēng
众生
zhòng shēng
all living things

Related characters (radical 生)

Characters that share the radical 生.

產 産 甤 甥 甦

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