Chinese symbol for “generate”
生成
shēng chéng
to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with
The closest CC-CEDICT match for generate is 生成 (shēng chéng), defined as: to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “generate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 产生 (產生) | chǎn shēng | to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate |
| 生出 | shēng chū | to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 生成.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live; life |
| 学生 (學生) | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 生产 (生產) | shēng chǎn | to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child |
| 产生 (產生) | chǎn shēng | to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “generate”.
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