HSK 3 · Change & Development

生长

shēng zhǎng

to grow

Stroke order of 生长

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

生 · 5 strokes 长 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A sprout (生) that lengthens (长) is a plant growing.

Parts: 生 life, sprout + 长 grow

The characters in 生长

生 shēng — to give birth; to be born; raw (5 strokes)
长 zhǎng — to grow; head; chief (4 strokes)

Example sentence

花在春天生长。

Flowers grow in spring.

Words with 生

先生Mr.; sir 生日birthday 学生student 大学生college student 小学生primary school student 中学生middle school student 男生male student; boy 女生female student; girl 生病to get sick 医生doctor 生气angry; to get angry 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 生活life; to live 留学生international student 考生examinee 生词new word

Words with 长

长大to grow up 家长parent; head of family 班长class monitor 队长team captain 组长group leader 市长mayor 校长headmaster; principal 院长dean; director (of an institute)长to grow; head; chief 部长minister; head of department 所长head of an institute 长城the Great Wall 长期long-term 长处strong point 成长to grow up 增长to grow; growth

More words: Change & Development

变化change; to change 变为to become; to turn into 转变to change; to transform 化to change into; -ize 现代化modernization 发展to develop; development 发达developed 进步progress; to improve 进展progress; to make progress 进一步further 改进to improve 改造to transform; to rebuild 修改to revise; to modify 调整to adjust 形成to form 成长to grow up

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