HSK 1

(shēng): life, living, lifetime

shēng

life, living, lifetime

Pinyin

shēng

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

life, living, lifetime

How to Write (shēng)

is written in 5 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

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Origin of

 A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

one
soil, earth

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

产生

chǎnshēng

人生

rénshēng

先生

xiānsheng

出生

chūshēng

医生

yīshēng

发生

fāshēng

天生

tiānshēng

学生

xuésheng

生产

shēngchǎn

生动

shēngdòng

生命

shēngmìng

生存

shēngcún

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