HSK 1 Character #203 · 5 Strokes
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生 (shēng · Hán Việt: Sinh) — to be born; life; raw; student; unfamiliar. Pictograph of a fresh green sprout pushing up out of the soil 土 (tǔ).
- Pinyin
- shēng
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Sinh
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生
- IDS Structure
- ⿻一土
- Traditional
- 生
生 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (5 Steps)
Customize 生 in Worksheet Generator →生1 竖 Shù
生1 (29,25)→(17,55)
生2 横 Héng
生2 (31,42)→(73,36)
生3 横 Héng
生3 (33,60)→(69,56)
生4 竖 Shù
生4 (47,8)→(49,79)
生5 横 Héng
生5 (14,84)→(90,81)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (生 = ⿻一土)
Pictograph of a fresh green sprout pushing up out of the soil 土 (tǔ).
⿻一土 → 一 + 土 (⿻)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 生
Start with a short top-left Piě, then two parallel Horizontals, then the central Vertical pillar (stroke 4), and seal with the longest bottom Horizontal base (stroke 5) LAST.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 生
Keep the three Horizontal bars evenly spaced: middle bar shortest, top bar medium, and bottom base bar longest.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 生
life; daily living
birthday
new word; unfamiliar vocabulary
Mr.; sir; gentleman
life; vitality
vivid; lively
to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
student; schoolchild
doctor
life (one's time on earth)
to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
all one's life; throughout one's life
Example Sentences Using 生 (shēng)
你可以把课文里的生词输入生成器打印出来。
Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ kèwén lǐ de shēngcí shūrù shēngchéngqì dǎyìn chūlái.
You can enter the new words from your lesson into the generator and print them out.
祝你生日快乐，学习进步！
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè, xuéxí jìnbù!
Happy birthday and wishing you progress in your studies!
春天到了，花园里的万物都充满了生机。
Chūntiān dào le, huāyuán lǐ de wànwù dōu chōngmǎn le shēngjī.
Spring has arrived, and everything in the garden is brimming with vitality.