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
生活
shēnghuó
life; to live
Characters in this word
活 huó
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 舌 tongue
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 生活很好。 Shēnghuó hěn hǎo. Life is very good.
- 我爱生活。 Wǒ ài shēnghuó. I love life.
- 他的生活忙。 Tā de shēnghuó máng. His life is busy.
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
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 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