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shēng

life, lifetime; birth; growth

💡 Ideographic:  A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土
HSK 1 5 strokes Very Common (1%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

⿻一土 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes HSK 1
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes HSK 5