诞 dàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 延 to defer, to delay, to postpone
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
诞生
dànshēng
to be born, to emerge
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这项技术的诞生，改变了人们处理信息的方式。 Zhè xiàng jìshù de dànshēng, gǎibiàn le rénmen chǔlǐ xìnxī de fāngshì. The birth of this technology changed the way people process information.
- 小宝宝在清晨诞生了，全家人都很高兴。 Xiǎo bǎobao zài qīngchén dànshēng le, quánjiārén dōu hěn gāoxìng. The baby was born in the early morning, and the whole family was delighted.
- 新的想法常常诞生在朋友的聊天中。 Xīn de xiǎngfǎ chángcháng dànshēng zài péngyou de liáotiān zhōng. New ideas are often born in conversations with friends.
Related words
- 诞辰 dànchén birth anniversary; birthday, especially of a notable person
- 荒诞 huāngdàn absurd; bizarre
- 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