生
shēng
to be born
to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
one shoot (一) + earth (土) = life emerging from the ground
A sprout pushing up through the soil — one shoot breaking the surface of the earth — is the original image of life emerging. This visual root connects its meanings: birth, growth, and the raw, unfinished quality of something still becoming.
她生了一个可爱的女儿。
tā shēng le yī gè kě ài de nǚ ér。
She gave birth to a lovely daughter.
这块肉还是生的，不能吃。
zhè kuài ròu hái shì shēng de，bù néng chī。
This piece of meat is still raw and cannot be eaten.
Words with 生
落地生根
luò dì shēng gēn
air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
新疆生产建设兵团
xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
生物
shēng wù
organism
生猪
shēng zhū
live pig; pig on the hoof
生态环境
shēng tài huán jìng
ecosystem
醉生梦死
zuì shēng mèng sǐ
as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence
生意经
shēng yi jīng
knack of doing business
康生
kāng shēng
Kang Sheng (1896-1975), Chinese communist leader, a politburo member during the Cultural Revolution and posthumously blamed for some of its excesses
毕业生
bì yè shēng
graduate
独生子
dú shēng zǐ
a son who is an only child
环境卫生
huán jìng wèi shēng
environmental sanitation
生化武器
shēng huà wǔ qì
biological weapon