(shēng)

8 strokes

(used as a surname and in given names)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shēng
Meaning
(used as a surname and in given names)
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱日升

The rising 升 sun 日; 升 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shēng

Bi Sheng (990-1051), inventor of movable type

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Han Seung-soo (1936-), South Korean diplomat and politician, prime minister…

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