诞生 (dànshēng) · to be born

诞生 (dànshēng) means “to be born; to come into being”. It is written with 2 characters: 诞 (to give birth) + 生 (to give birth). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 诞生 is built

The characters

诞 dàn · to give birth

What 诞 is made of

讠yán — speech
延yán — to defer
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 㢟chān — to walk slowly
  - 廴yǐn — to walk
  - 止zhǐ — to stop

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

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

一个新的生命诞生了。Yī gè xīn de shēngmìng dànshēng le.A new life has been born.

这个城市诞生了很多名人。Zhège chéngshì dànshēng le hěnduō míngrén.This city has produced many famous people.

Questions about 诞生

What does 诞生 mean?

诞生 (dànshēng) means “to be born; to come into being”.

How do you pronounce 诞生?

诞生 is pronounced dànshēng.

Which HSK level is 诞生?

诞生 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 诞生 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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