The Chinese character【生】is a word that describes life or action, and is mainly used for the following meanings:
Life, growth. Explanation: (1) Life. Such as: “living things”, “living beings”, “suicide”, “killing”, “sacrifice one’s life for justice”, and “resurrection from the dead”. (2) Reproduction. Such as: “birthday”, “reproduction”, “having children”. (3) To grow or develop. Such as: “growth”, “breeding”, “generation”, “endless reproduction”. (4)Alive. Such as: “survival”, “life in the world”, “born at the wrong time”. (5) Unfamiliar. Such as: “stranger”, “new words”, “new hand”, “unfamiliar”, “unfamiliar face”. (6) Not cooked. For example: “raw meat”, “raw rice”, “raw and cold”, “half-cooked”. (7) Produce. Such as: “happen”, “cause trouble”, “make profit”, “make money in a proper way”, “don’t come up with any new tricks!” (8) Life, livelihood. Such as: “to make a living”, “way to make a living”, “no way to make a living”. (9) Very. Such as: “to be terrified”, “to be afraid”. (10) The teacher addresses the disciple or the disciple addresses himself. For example: “student”. (11) Quantifier. A unit used to calculate a lifetime. Such as: “Three lives, three worlds”, “destined in three lives”, “three lives of marriage”.
Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.
Mandarin Pinyin of 【生】:shēng
Cantonese Jyutping of 【生】:sang1/saang1
Here’s a brief introduction to the basic aspects of the character 【生】︰
Here are some situations where you can use【生】, for example:Describing life or action , It means mainly life, growth .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.
【生】is a fundamental term that integrates with others to create meaningful expressions, such as【生命、生存】(Mandarin Pinyin:shēng mìng 、shēng cún/ Cantonese Jyutping:saang1 ming6 、saang1 cyun4)
The number of strokes required for this character is 5 ,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Listed below is a sentence demonstrating the application of this character.:
他們在為地球上的生命而努力。
They are working for life on Earth.
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