生 shēng life
life; to be born; to grow
怎么记住“生”: ㇒ falling stroke + 龶 plant = life. With one proud falling stroke of the brush the girl writes "Bob" on the pot of her first plant and promises to care for it for life.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
originally 屮 + 一
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
生 = ㇒ falling stroke + 龶 plant
- ㇒ falling stroke shape only
- 龶 plant shape only
With one proud falling stroke of the brush the girl writes "Bob" on the pot of her first plant and promises to care for it for life.
How it came to be
The oldest form is a sprout coming up out of the ground, the line at the bottom.
用法
- Core sense be born / life / grow: 生日 (shēngrì) birthday, 出生 (chūshēng) be born, 生病 (shēngbìng) fall ill (literally grow an illness).
- Also the role suffix for people: 学生 (xuéshēng) student, 医生 (yīshēng) doctor, 先生 (xiānsheng) Mr.
含“生”的汉字
含“生”的词语
- 生病shēng bìngget sickHSK 1
- 先生xiānshēngMr.; sirHSK 1
- 学生xuéshēngstudentHSK 1
- 医生yīshēngdoctorHSK 1
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school studentHSK 1
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity studentHSK 1
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school studentHSK 1
- 生日shēngrìbirthdayHSK 2
- 发生fāshēnghappenHSK 3
- 生活shēnghuólifeHSK 3
- 出生chūshēngbe bornHSK 3
- 卫生间wèishēngjiānrestroomHSK 3
- 生气shēngqìangryHSK 3
- 女生nǚshēngschoolgirlHSK 3
- 男生nánshēngschoolboyHSK 3
- 留学生liúxuéshēngstudent studying abroadHSK 3
- 生命shēngmìnglifeHSK 4
- 生意shēngyibusinessHSK 4
- 一生yìshēngall one's lifeHSK 4
- 产生chǎnshēngto ariseHSK 4
- 人生rénshēnglife (one's time on earth)HSK 4
- 卫生wèishēnghygienicHSK 4
- 师生shīshēngteachers and studentsHSK 4
- 毕业生bìyèshēnggraduateHSK 4
- 研究生yánjiūshēnggraduate studentHSK 4
- 考生kǎoshēngexam candidateHSK 4
- 生产shēngchǎnto produceHSK 5
- 生动shēngdòngvividHSK 5
- 生存shēngcúnto existHSK 5
- 生物shēngwùorganismHSK 5
- 生肖shēngxiàoChinese zodiac animalHSK 5
- 生长shēngzhǎngto growHSK 5
- 陌生mòshēngstrangeHSK 5
- 再生zàishēngto be rebornHSK 6
- 招生zhāoshēngto enroll new studentsHSK 6
- 生命力shēngmìnglìvitalityHSK 6
- 生态shēngtàiecologyHSK 6
- 生成shēngchéngto generateHSK 6
- 维生素wéishēngsùvitaminHSK 6
- 花生huāshēngpeanutHSK 6
例句
- 她下个月生孩子。 Tā xià gè yuè shēng háizi.Her baby is due next month.
- 他以务农为生。 Tā yǐ wùnóng wéishēng.He makes a living by farming.
- 她生病了。 Tā shēngbìng le.She is sick.
- 今天是我的生日。 Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngri.Today is my birthday.