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
生态
shēngtài
ecology
Characters in this word
态 tài
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 过度开发会破坏当地生态，影响长期发展。 Guòdù kāifā huì pòhuài dāngdì shēngtài, yǐngxiǎng chángqī fāzhǎn. Excessive development can damage the local ecology and affect long-term development.
- 湿地对保护生态非常重要。 Shīdì duì bǎohù shēngtài fēicháng zhòngyào. Wetlands are very important for protecting the ecology.
- 这个湖边的生态很好，常常能看到白鹭。 Zhège húbiān de shēngtài hěn hǎo, chángcháng néng kàndào báilù. The ecology around this lake is healthy, and you can often see egrets.
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