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Chinese
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to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
simp. and trad.
(生生)
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生
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生
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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生
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生
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生
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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shēng
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shēng
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shēng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ sræng ›
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‹ sræng ›
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‹ srjæng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*sreŋ/ (MC srj- > sr-; or *s.reŋ ?)
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/*sreŋ/
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/*sreŋ/ (or *s.reŋ ?)
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| English
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bear, be born; live
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fresh, raw
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bear, be born; live
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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生
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生
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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11312
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11322
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Phonetic
component
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生
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生
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Rime
group
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耕
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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生
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生
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰleːŋ/
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/*sreŋs/
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Noun
生生
- every generation
- Alternative form of 猩猩 (xīngxing)
Verb
生生
- to grow and multiply without end
- to seek one's livelihood
- to live
Adverb
生生
- while still alive
Adjective
生生
- vigorous
- timid
Suffix
生生
- expressive suffix
Derived terms