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 (BL 'jāti', p. 382; FGDB '生'; Mahāvyutpatti 'jātiḥ'; MW 'jāti'; SH '生', p. 195)

Contained in

• 生灭则老死忧悲苦恼灭(生滅則老死憂悲苦惱滅) from the suppression of existence results that of birth
• 九品往生 nine grades of rebirth in the Pure Land
• 哀愍无量众生界(哀愍無量眾生界) Anantasattvadhātuparitrāṇa
• 共舍生定(共捨生定) collective abandonment of sensation and perception arising from samadhi
• 杀生种(殺生種) sudra
• 入佛知见　生如来家(入佛知見　生如來家) Entering the View of the Buddha; Born in the Home of Tathagata
• 观众生品(觀眾生品) Contemplating Living Beings [chapter]
• 般若心经的生活观(般若心經的生活觀) Wisdom for Daily Living: A Commentary on the Heart Sutra
• 一水贯通五湖四海 一月普照万国九州 一雨滋润山川草木 一雷觉醒大地群迷 一理贯通千差万别 一言决断古今犹豫 一心广含十方虚空 一念慈悲众生受益(一水貫通五湖四海 一月普照萬國九州 一雨滋潤山川草木 一雷覺醒大地群迷 一理貫通千差萬別 一言決斷古今猶豫 一心廣含十方虛空 一念慈悲眾生受益) One water flows through all rivers and seas. One moon shines on all kingdoms and continents. One rain nourishes a mountain's rivers, grass, and trees. One thunder awakens the confused minds of the whole land. One principle mastered makes all the difference. One final call puts an end to all doubts. One all-embracing mind: the vast emptiness. One thought of compassion benefits all beings.
• 生空 empty of a permanent ego
• 佛教的人生真义是什么(佛教的人生真義是什麼) What is the Truth of Buddhism
• 无生忍法(無生忍法) patient belief in the truth of no rebirth
• 大悲胎藏生漫茶罗(大悲胎藏生漫茶羅) Matrix of Great Compassion Mandala
• 生欢喜(生歡喜) giving rise to joy
• 利众生(利眾生) beneficial to the world
• 生命是永恒的(生命是永恆的) life is eternal
• 生命可以更幸福 life can be happier
• 人生如梦谁是我 到处能安即是家(人生如夢誰是我 到處能安即是家) Life is but a dream, so who am I? Peaceful is a mind that sees anywhere as home.
• 缘阙不生(緣闕不生) there is no arising when conditions are lacking
• 要争气，不要生气(要爭氣，不要生氣) Get motivated, don't get agitated
• 问菩萨为何倒坐 叹众生不肯回头(問菩薩為何倒坐 嘆眾生不肯回頭) One asks why the bodhisattva is sitting backwards; He sighs about beings refusing to change direction.
• 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
• 人本欲生经(人本欲生經) Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth; Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing
• 一向出生菩萨经(一向出生菩薩經) Anantamukhasādhakadhāraṇī; Yixiang Chusheng Pusa Jing
• 人间生活禅(人間生活禪) Humanistic Living Chan

Also contained in

出生证明书 、 生杀之权 、 拉生意 、 生物心理学 、 生达乡 、 死而复生 、 不事生产 、 生成文法 、 精神生物学 、 苟且偷生 、 今生 、 熟能生巧 、 十二生肖 、 卫生部 、 卫生裤 、 留学生 、 生物化学家 、 生物量 、 生活垃圾 、 生命周期 、 夫风生于地 、 永生 、 门生 、 生父 、 生理心理学 、 萌生

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 3 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 536
• Scroll 5 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 479
• Scroll 9 Dasheng Guang Bai Lun Shi Lun 大乘廣百論釋論 — count: 465
• Scroll 8 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 434
• Scroll 3 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 434
• Scroll 5 The Great Calming and Contemplation (Mohe Zhi Guan) 摩訶止觀 — count: 399 , has English translation
• Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 381
• Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 363
• Scroll 7 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 359
• Scroll 4 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 341

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
• 此地生 (此地生) 其後此地生自然地肥 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — 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
• 夫生 (夫生) 夫生有死 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 3