shēng HSK1

life

shēng
born verb
to be born or to give birth

She gave birth to a daughter last week.

grow verb
to grow, sprout, or develop

Spring has come, and the trees are growing new leaves.

to kindle verb
to ignite or start a fire in a stove, hearth, or similar apparatus.
raw adjective
raw, uncooked, or unripe

These vegetables are still raw and cannot be eaten.

student noun
a person who studies or a scholar
to feel or have verb
to develop, have, or feel (an emotion, illness, or thought)
life verb
life or living existence

He dedicated his whole life to the cause of education.

Frequency

Character
Written text
34th most common 3524.6 per million
Movie subtitles
48th most common 3474.0 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
173.4 per million appears in 46% of films
Written text
224.3 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+751F

Sources