生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生日
shēngrì
birthday
Characters in this word
日 rì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 今天是我的生日。 Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì. Today is my birthday.
- 我的生日是明天。 Wǒ de shēngrì shì míngtiān. My birthday is tomorrow.
- 我们给他过生日。 Wǒmen gěi tā guò shēngrì. We're celebrating his birthday.
- 王明的生日是十月十日。 Wáng Míng de shēngrì shì shí yuè shí rì. Wang Ming's birthday is October 10th.
- 你生日想要什么？ Nǐ shēngrì xiǎng yào shénme? What do you want for your birthday?
- 妹妹明天过生日。 Mèimei míngtiān guò shēngrì. My little sister has her birthday tomorrow.
- 今天谁过生日？ Jīntiān shéi guò shēngrì? Whose birthday is it today?
- 同学们给老师过生日。 Tóngxuémen gěi lǎoshī guò shēngrì. The classmates celebrate the teacher's birthday.
- 生日的时候，家人都在。 Shēngrì de shíhou, jiārén dōu zài. When it's someone's birthday, the whole family is there.
- 他生日我想送他一本书。 Tā shēngrì wǒ xiǎng sòng tā yī běn shū. For his birthday I want to give him a book.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 出生 chūshēng to be born
- 考生 kǎoshēng exam candidate