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Chinese character

生

shēng

life, lifetime

5 strokesRadical 生No. 228

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • life, lifetime
  • birth
  • growth
  • to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
  • to arise; to occur

Components

Etymology hint · Ideographic

 A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土

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Stroke order

生

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