生育
Old HSK 6
生育 (shēngyù) · to give birth
生育 (shēngyù) means “to give birth; to have children”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 育 (to produce). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 生育 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)
育 yù · to produce
What 育 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: A pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她去年生育了一个女儿。Tā qùnián shēngyù le yí gè nǚ'ér.She gave birth to a daughter last year.
国家鼓励年轻人生育。Guójiā gǔlì niánqīngrén shēngyù.The country encourages young people to have children.
Questions about 生育
What does 生育 mean?
生育 (shēngyù) means “to give birth; to have children”.
How do you pronounce 生育?
生育 is pronounced shēngyù.
Which HSK level is 生育?
生育 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 生育 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 162: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.