产生
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
产生 (chǎnshēng) · to produce
产生 (chǎnshēng) means “to produce; to give rise to; to come about”. It is written with 2 characters: 产 (to give birth) + 生 (to give birth). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 产生 is built
The characters
产 chǎn · to give birth
What 产 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个想法是怎么产生的？Zhège xiǎngfǎ shì zěnme chǎnshēng de?How did this idea come about?
他对中文产生了兴趣。Tā duì Zhōngwén chǎnshēng le xìngqù.He became interested in Chinese.
Questions about 产生
What does 产生 mean?
产生 (chǎnshēng) means “to produce; to give rise to; to come about”.
How do you pronounce 产生?
产生 is pronounced chǎnshēng.
Which HSK level is 产生?
产生 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 生产shēngchǎnto produce
- 财产cáichǎnproperty
- 产品chǎnpǐnproduct
- 破产pòchǎnto go bankrupt
- 遗产yíchǎninheritance
- 产业chǎnyèindustry
- 矿产kuàngchǎnminerals
- 盛产shèngchǎnto produce in abundance
- 资产zīchǎnassets
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
Learn 产生 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.