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Pronunciation: shēng
Meaning: life, to be born/beget, raw
Etymology:
Pictogram of a plant rising from the earth.  Looks like association of plant 屮 and earth 土.

Traditional character: 生 (the same)

Found in:
Du Mu's 题扬州禅智寺
Wang Wei's 相思

Word of the day on: 08.13.08

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