生 shēng

1. shēng verb to be born; to give birth
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature
   Notes: In the sense of 出生 or 生育, an intransitive verb (Kroll 2015 '生' 2; ABC 'shēng' v 1; Ci Yuan '生' 2)
2. shēng verb to live
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A verb in literary Chinese and a bound morpheme in modern Chinese in the sense of 生活 (Kroll 2015 '生' 1; ABC 'shēng' sv 1; Ci Yuan '生' 3; GHC '生' 5)
3. shēng adjective raw
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
   Notes: In the sense of 生的 (Kroll 2015 '生' 3; ABC 'shēng' sv 3; Ci Yuan '生' 7; GHC '生' 6)
4. shēng noun a student
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A bound form in modern Chinese, as in 学生 (Kroll 2015 '生' 5; ABC 'shēng' bf 3; GHC '生' 9)
5. shēng noun life
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A bound form in modern Chinese, as in 生活 (Kroll 2015 '生' 1b; ABC 'shēng' bf 1; Ci Yuan '生' 4, 5)
6. shēng verb to produce; to give rise
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 生 has the same meaning as 生产 (Kroll 2015 '生' 2a; ABC 'shēng' v 3; GHC '生' 1). For example, 天生德於予 'Heaven produced the virtue that is in me.' (Lunyu 7:22)
7. shēng adjective alive
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 生 has the same meaning as 活的 (Kroll 2015 '生' 1; ABC 'shēng' sv 1; Ci Yuan '生' 3; GHC '生' 3)
8. shēng adjective a lifetime
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 一生or 一辈子 (Kroll 2015 '生' 1b; Ci Yuan '生' 6)
9. shēng verb to initiate; to become
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 生病 or 生气
10. shēng verb to grow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 生长 (Ci Yuan '生' 1; ABC 'shēng' v 2; GHC '生' 1)
11. shēng adjective unfamiliar
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 生疏, as in new vocabulary 生词 (Kroll 2015 '生'' 3a; Ci Yuan '生' 7; GHC '生' 7)
12. shēng adjective not experienced
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in a new hand 生手 (Kroll 2015 '生'' 3a; GHC '生' 6)
13. shēng adjective hard; stiff; strong
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 生 has the same meaning as 硬 (ABC 'shēng' sv 6; GHC '生' 12)
14. shēng adverb very; extremely
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 生 has the same meaning as 什 or 甚 (ABC 'shēng' adv; Ci Yuan '生' 13; GHC '生' 11)
15. shēng noun having academic or professional knowledge
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 医生 'doctor', often used in this sense as a courtesy title for a scholar (Kroll 2015 '生' 5; Ci Yuan '生' 11; GHC '生' 8)
16. shēng noun a male role in traditional theatre
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Drama
    Notes: As in 小生 'young boy' or 老生 'old man' (ABC 'shēng' bf 4; Ci Yuan '生' 12; GHC '生' 10)
17. shēng noun gender
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 男生 'male' or 女生 'female' (GHC '生' 16)
18. shēng verb to develop; to grow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'shēng' v 2)
19. shēng verb to set up
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 生 has the same meaning as 安装 (ABC 'shēng' v 4).
20. shēng noun a prostitute
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 生 has the same meaning as 妓女.
21. shēng noun a captive
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 生 has the same meaning as 俘虏.
22. shēng noun a gentleman
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 生 has the same meaning as 先生.
23. shēng noun Kangxi radical 100
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
    Notes: Born (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
24. shēng adjective unripe
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
    Notes: (ABC 'shēng' sv 2; Ci Yuan '生' 7)
25. shēng noun nature
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 本性 (Ci Yuan '生' 9; GHC '生' 14)
26. shēng verb to inherit; to succeed
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 继承 (Ci Yuan '生' 10)
27. shēng noun destiny
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 生命 (GHC '生' 4)
28. shēng noun birth
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: jāti, Pali: jāti, Japanese: shō, Tibetan: skye ba (BCSD '生', p. 832; BL 'jāti', p. 382; FGDB '生'; Mahāvyutpatti 'jātiḥ'; MW 'jāti'; SH '生', p. 195)
29. shēng verb arise; produce; utpad
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: utpad, or: utpanna (BCSD '生', p. 832; MW 'utpad'; SH '生', p. 195)

Contained in

• 怜愍众生(怜愍眾生) having pity for living beings
• 宝生如来(寶生如來) Ratnasaṃbhava Tathāgata
• 念佛感应往生记(念佛感應往生記) Experiences of Passing Away Under Buddha’s Blessings
• 横生(橫生) to grow without restraint; overflowing with; to happen unexpectedly ; animal [realm]; [rebirth as an] animal
• 无明种子生十二因缘(無明種子生十二因緣) the seeds of ignorance give rise to the twelve nidanas
• 人本欲生经(人本欲生經) Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth; Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing
• 弟子死复生经(弟子死復生經) Dizi Si Fu Sheng Jing
• 上品上生 The Top of the Highest Grade
• 本生谭(本生譚) jātaka; a jātaka story
• 未生的恶法，使它不生(未生的惡法，使它不生) Prevent Unwholesome States
• 虎啸生风(虎嘯生風) tiger howls with the rise of winds
• 观察众生界(觀察眾生界) observation of the realms of beings
• 佛教与我─生命的活水(佛教與我─生命的活水) Buddhism and Me: Living Stream of Life
• 生盲阐提(生盲闡提) an icchantika blind from birth
• 众生长夜行常想(眾生長夜行常想) for a long time have these beings been perverted by the perception of permanence
• 大毘卢遮那成佛神变加持经莲华胎藏悲生曼荼罗广大成就仪轨(大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經蓮華胎藏悲生曼荼羅廣大成就儀軌) Vairocana Sutra Lotus Platform Matrix Assembly Compassion Mandala Attainment Ritual Manual
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
• 佛说未生冤经(佛說未生冤經) Fo Shuo Wei Sheng Yuan Jing
• 人生月刊 Human Life Monthly Magazine
• 一生入妙觉(一生入妙覺) to attain enlightenment in this lifetime

Also contained in

死中求生 、 反生物战 、 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 、 男生 、 寄生物 、 催生 、 生活水平 、 寸草不生 、 值日生 、 生气 、 政治生活 、 生光 、 生抽 、 转生 、 生命迹象 、 生肖属相 、 差生 、 野生猫 、 半生潦倒 、 生面团 、 遇事生风 、 初生 、 生涯 、 可再生 、 亲生骨肉 、 生手 、 生殖 、 生意经 、 生丝 、 眼科医生 、 生物制剂

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 3 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 491
• Scroll 5 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 457
• Scroll 9 Dasheng Guang Bai Lun Shi Lun 大乘廣百論釋論 — count: 435
• Scroll 8 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 418
• Scroll 3 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 413
• Scroll 5 The Great Calming and Contemplation (Mohe Zhi Guan) 摩訶止觀 — count: 375 , has English translation
• Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 369
• Scroll 7 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 353
• Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 351
• Scroll 4 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 339

Collocations

• 生时 (生時) 毗婆尸菩薩當其生時 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 15
• 菩萨生 (菩薩生) 毗婆尸菩薩生時 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 七生 (七生) 往來七生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 生处 (生處) 我所生處 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 生二 (生二) 何等生二足尊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 4
• 生恋慕 (生戀慕) 生戀慕心 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 4
• 生梵天 (生梵天) 乃得生梵天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 3
• 夫生 (夫生) 夫生有死 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 3
• 生忉利天 (生忉利天) 生忉利天 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 3
• 毛生 (毛生) 一一孔一毛生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 3