生肖
Old HSK 6
生肖 (shēngxiào) · Chinese zodiac animal
生肖 (shēngxiào) means “Chinese zodiac animal”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 肖 (to resemble). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 生肖 is built
The characters
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)
肖 xiào · to resemble
What 肖 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Example sentences
你的生肖是什么？Nǐ de shēngxiào shì shénme?What's your Chinese zodiac animal?
我的生肖是兔。Wǒ de shēngxiào shì tù.My zodiac animal is the rabbit.
Questions about 生肖
What does 生肖 mean?
生肖 (shēngxiào) means “Chinese zodiac animal”.
How do you pronounce 生肖?
生肖 is pronounced shēngxiào.
Which HSK level is 生肖?
生肖 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
Learn 生肖 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 162: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.