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HSK 3 · Body & Health

生命

shēng mìng

life

Stroke order of 生命

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

生 · 5 strokes命 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

生 is a sprout growing from soil, and 命 is an order given by a mouth: the order of life.

Parts: 生: sprout, life; 命: 人 + 口 + 卩 command, fate

The characters in 生命

  • 生 shēng — to give birth; to be born; raw (5 strokes)

Example sentence

生命是很宝贵的。

Life is very precious.

Words with 生

Words with 命

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