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HSK 2 · Life stages

生

shēng

to give birth; to be born; raw

Stroke order of 生

生 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A sprout shoots up from the ground 土, a picture of new life being born.

Parts: 屮 sprout + 土 ground-like base

Example sentence

她生了一个女儿。

She gave birth to a daughter.

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生活life; to live留学生international student考生examinee生词new word生意business; trade

More words: Life stages

青年youth; young people少年teenager; juvenile青少年teenagers; young people老年old age; elderly中年middle age年轻young长大to grow up小时候in childhood从小since childhood一生all one's life出生to be born日子day; life; days生活life; to live家庭family; household家长parent; head of family全家the whole family

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