Do not use the method of learning Western languages to learn Chinese character, because the character of Western languages are Phonography. Chinese character is Ideographic, combined by the basic strokes, like horizontal line, vertical line, left-falling, right-falling and so on.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 生, means grow.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next strok
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
The bottom of this character is another character 土 tǔ (means soil), the portion above 土 seems like a small seeding appears to have just broken through the soil, growing with vitality. therefore the original meaning of 生 was precisely the growth of grass or a tree; later it was extended to mean "alive" or "living"; it was also borrowed to mean "raw" when it was used as adjective.
Radical 丿piě (means left-falling)
Characters under this radical 千 qiān( means thousand)
Strokes Number is 5 strokes
Words and Phrases
生词 shēng cí new word
生产 shēng chǎn produce
生动 shēng dòng lively
生理 shēng lǐ physiology
生日 shēng rì birthday
生灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn plunge the people into misery and suffering
生老病死 shēng lǎo bìng sǐ birth,age,illness and death
生死之交 shēng sǐ zhī jiāo friendship between the two sharing each others fate
Sentences
生于忧患死于安乐 shēng yú yōu huàn sǐ yú ān lè misery and affliction make a man diligent, and so he lives; peace and happiness make a man lazy, and so he perishes.
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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