生
shēng
to be born
to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
one shoot (一) + earth (土) = life emerging from the ground
A sprout pushing up through the soil — one shoot breaking the surface of the earth — is the original image of life emerging. This visual root connects its meanings: birth, growth, and the raw, unfinished quality of something still becoming.
Words with 生
造谣生事
zào yáo shēng shì
to start rumours and create trouble
遇事生风
yù shì shēng fēng
to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)
过生
guò shēng
to celebrate a birthday
过生日
guò shēng rì
to celebrate a birthday
长生不死
cháng shēng bù sǐ
immortality
适者生存
shì zhě shēng cún
survival of the fittest
醉生梦死
zuì shēng mèng sǐ
as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence
醋海生波
cù hǎi shēng bō
lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
医生
yī shēng
doctor
野生
yě shēng
wild
重生
chóng shēng
to be reborn
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)