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出生

chūshēng

to be born

A newborn baby in arms
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Characters in this word

出 chū

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
Made of
屮 sprout 凵 container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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
More about the character 生

Example phrases

  • 我出生在北京。 Wǒ chūshēng zài Běijīng. I was born in Beijing.
  • 他出生了。 Tā chūshēng le. He was born.
  • 她在哪出生? Tā zài nǎ chūshēng? Where was she born?

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