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shēng

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shēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shēng | sheng1
English translation
to be born
to give birth
life
to grow
raw
uncooked
student
life, lifetime; birth; growth

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About shēng

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

22

Traditional form

shēng

Contains the radical

shēng

Learning hint

 A shoot  chè  growing in the soil 

Etymology of shēng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

一土

Explanation

Pictograph of a sprout emerging from the ground.

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Example sentences using shēng

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chén yáng 哪里 nǎ lǐ yǒu mài 通化 Tōng huà 东宝 Dōng bǎo 生产 shēngchǎn de 胰岛素 yí dǎo sù ?

Does Shenyang where have the insulin that sells a Hua Dongbao production?

老师 lǎoshī de 学生 xuésheng men dōu Xiè chū 那道.

Neither the teacher nor his students know how to work out the problem.

因此 yīncǐ dāng 互补 hù bǔ 染色体 rǎn sè tǐ 丢失 diū shī shí , jiù huì 产生 chǎnshēng 恶性 è xìng fēn .

Maligrant segregants may, therefore, arise when complementing chromosomes are lost.

分生孢子 bāo zǐ shì 真菌 zhēn jūn de 特征 tèzhēng ,无性 wú xìng 繁殖 fánzhí de 单位 dānwèi .

Conidia are the characteristic asexual reproductive units of fungi.

医生 yīshēng gěi le 一些 yī xiē 止疼 piān 减缓 jiǎn huǎn 疼痛 téng tòng .

The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain.

Words with shēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
先生 Xiānsheng teacher先生 Xiānsheng
发生 fāshēng to happen發生
生活 shēnghuó life生活 shēnghuó
医生 yīshēng doctor醫生
生产 shēngchǎn to produce生產
学生 xuésheng student學生
shēng life shēng
生命 shēngmìng living being生命 shēngmìng
产生 chǎnshēng to arise產生
人生 rénshēng life (one's time on earth)人生 rénshēng
生日 shēngrì birthday生日 shēngrì
生气 shēngqì to get angry生氣
生意 shēngyì life force生意 shēngyì
一生 yī shēng all one's life一生 yī shēng
女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl女生 nǚ shēng
卫生 wèi shēng health衛生
出生 chūshēng to be born出生 chūshēng
生物 shēngwù organism生物 shēngwù
生存 shēngcún to exist生存 shēngcún
生态 shēngtài ecology生態
男生 nán shēng schoolboy男生 nán shēng
大学生 dà xué shēng university student大學生
生长 shēngzhǎng to grow生長
考生 kǎo shēng exam candidate考生 kǎo shēng
生日快乐 shēng rì kuài lè Happy birthday生日快樂

shēng Decomposition & Compounds

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shēng Decomposition

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shēng Compounds

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  • shēng
    • xīng
      • xǐng , xīng , xīng , xīng , děng , qíng , , , , , , ,
    • Lóng
      • 窿 lóng , lóng , , , ,
    • chǎn
    • xìng , shèng , xìng , shēng , shēng , shēng , jīng , , xīng , shēng , shēn , chǎn , shěng , shēng , , , , , , , , , , ruí , , , , , ,
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