When the formation data identifies 生 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
生
Radical 100 of 214 · 5 strokes
Life
shēng
Unicode uses 生 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is life, living, lifetime; birth. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
3 course characters44 character–word links
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growthDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a sprout emerging from the ground.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 生 life
- Visual structure
- 一 + 土
HSK words with 生33 words in this course
產chǎnto give birth, to bring forth, to produceDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 彥 represents the sound.
- 生Semantic componentbe born; life
- 彥Phonetic componentaccomplished; elegant
- Category radical
- 生 life
- Visual structure
- 文 + 厂 + 生
HSK words with 產10 words in this course
甦sūreborn; to resuscitate, to reviveDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: To grant an additional 更 life 生
- Category radical
- 生 life
- Visual structure
- 更 + 生
HSK words with 甦1 word in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.