Memory phrase for the character: 生

生

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Meaning

life, to be born, to grow, raw/uncooked

Pronunciation

shēng

Explanation

 Accent/emphasis ノ (here: a twig) at a growing plant /丰 [cf. abundant 丰]

Mnemonic
 
The twig at the growing plant stands for life.

Radicals

生 life
丰 growing plantShows a growing plant 丨 with three 三 branches. When a leaf ノ is added, it becomes life 生.
ノ bent strokeemphasis, accent




 Vocabulary

初生之犊不怕虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ  A new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom). The fearlessness of youth.
生米煮成熟饭 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn  the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
衍生物 yǎn shēng wù  a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
生姜 shēng jiāng  fresh ginger
生殖腺 shēng zhí xiàn  reproductive gland; gonad; sex organ
陌生人 mò shēng rén  a stranger
陌生 mò shēng  strange; unfamiliar
诞生 dàn shēng  to be born
诞生 dàn shēng  
滋生 zī shēng  to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create
丛生 cóng shēng  growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc)
丛生 cóng shēng  

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