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How it is built
生 is one of the 214 radicals: a building block of its own. See radical 100
Some notes are traditional explanations, not proven history.
生 gives the sound in
Characters that share the same sound part. Compare the pinyin to hear how close they are.
Built from 生 4
Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.
Words 17
- 医生yīshēngdoctorHSK 1 Estimated
- 先生xiānshengMr.; sirHSK 1 Estimated
- 学生xuéshengstudentHSK 1 Estimated
- 生日shēngrìbirthdayHSK 2 Estimated
- 生病shēngbìngget sickHSK 2 Estimated
- 生气shēngqìangryHSK 3 Estimated
- 人生rénshēnglife
- 女生nǚshēnggirl; female student
- 男生nánshēngboy; male student
- 生意shēngyibusiness
- 生活shēnghuólife; to live
- 花生huāshēngpeanut
- 一生yìshēngwhole life
- 生字shēngzìnew character (to learn)
- 花生米huāshēngmǐpeanut kernels
- 过生日guò shēngrìcelebrate a birthday
- 看医生kàn yīshēngsee a doctor
Sentences 8
Characters with a dotted underline are not in the course yet.
- 我是学生。Wǒ shì xuésheng.I am a student.
- 我妈妈是医生。Wǒ māma shì yīshēng.My mom is a doctor.
- 你的生日是几月几号？Nǐ de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?When is your birthday?
- 我的生日是五月九号。Wǒ de shēngrì shì wǔ yuè jiǔ hào.My birthday is May 9th.
- 我生病了，要去医院。Wǒ shēngbìng le, yào qù yīyuàn.I'm sick and need to go to the hospital.
- 我已经习惯了这里的生活。Wǒ yǐjīng xíguàn le zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.I'm used to life here now.
- 他是一位有名的医生。Tā shì yí wèi yǒumíng de yīshēng.He is a famous doctor.
- 祝你生日快乐！Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!Happy birthday!