生
Character
to be born; to give birth; to live
- Radical
- 生 (itself)
- Strokes
- 5
- Structure
- Overlaid
- Parts
- 一 土
- Traditional
- 生
- Frequency
- #34 most common character
Meaning
shēng
sheng1- to be born; to give birth; to live
- raw; not cooked (as in 生肉, raw meat)
- strange; not known (as in 生词, new word)
Examples
我不喜欢吃生鱼。
wǒ bù xǐ huan chī shēng yú
I don't like to eat raw fish.
AI-generated sentence
这个生词是什么意思？
zhè ge shēng cí shì shén me yì si
What does this new word mean?
AI-generated sentence
我的妹妹去年生了一个孩子。
wǒ de mèi mei qù nián shēng le yī gè hái zi
My younger sister gave birth to a child last year.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 生
Draw “生” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 生
See all 399 →生日shēng rìbirthday; the day each year when you were bornWordHSK 1生气shēng qìto be angry; to get angryWordHSK 1生病shēng bìngto get sick; to become ill (your body is not healthy)WordHSK 1生活shēng huólife; the way a person lives each dayWordHSK 2生词shēng cía new word that you have not learned yetWordHSK 2生产shēng chǎnto make things in large numbers, like in a factoryWordHSK 3生动shēng dònglively and interesting; easy to see in your mind, like a good storyWordHSK 3生命shēng mìnglife (of people, animals, or plants)WordHSK 3生存shēng cúnto stay aliveWordHSK 3生意shēng yìbusiness; buying and selling things to make moneyWordHSK 3生长shēng zhǎngto grow; to grow up (of plants, animals, and children)WordHSK 3生成shēng chéngto make something new; to produce itWordHSK 5