生

shēng

life, living, lifetime; birth

How to write 生, stroke by stroke

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

Ideographic: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土

Made of 一 + 土

先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor
发生fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
生活shēng huóto live; life; livelihood
医生yī shēngdoctor
生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (个,条)
人生rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)
生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
生意shēng yìlife force; vitality
生意shēng yibusiness
学生xué shengstudent; schoolchild
一生yī shēngall one's life; throughout one's life
生日shēng rìbirthday

那是不会发生的。
nà shì bú huì fā shēng de 。
That won't happen.
人生是美好的。
rén shēng shì měi hǎo de 。
Life is beautiful.
她跟我生气了。
tā gēn wǒ shēng qì le 。
She is mad at me.
那种生活方式不适合我。
nà zhǒng shēng huó fāng shì bú shì hé wǒ 。
I can't live that kind of life.
100万人在战争中失去了生命。
1 0 0 wàn rén zài zhàn zhēng zhōng shī qù le shēng mìng 。
One million people lost their lives in the war.