Phonetic Reading of the Character '生'



Animated Stroke Order of 生:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '生'



Radical:生     Strokes:5



Pinyin & Definition:

shēngto be born/to give birth/life/to grow


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Words with Chinese Character 生:
to be born
to give birth
life
生丁centime
生上皮epithelize
生下to give birth to
生不如死living death
生不逢时born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
born under an unlucky star
ahead of his time
生不逢辰be born at an unlucky hour
生业occupation; business
生丝raw silk
生乳的milch
生事make trouble; create a disturbance
生于born
生于优患,死于安乐thrive in calamity and perish in soft living
life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure (idiom)
生于忧患,死于安乐to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living; life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
生于沼泽的marshy
生产childbirth
parturition
to produce
生产不足underproduction
生产中心production center
生产井a producing well
生产企业manufacturer