Memory phrase for the Kanji: 生
生
Hanzi-Trainer
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
Show English
The twig at the growing plant stands for life.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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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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