殅 (shēng) - To revive & to come back to life

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shēng ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

上姝

殅 · shēng

To revive;

to come back to life;

to be resurrected.

To reviveto come back to lifeto be resurrected.

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 苏— to revive; to resurrect
  • 活— to live; alive
  • 复生— to come back to life

Antonyms

  • 死— to die; death
  • 亡— to perish; to die
  • 灭— to destroy; to perish

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient texts describe a miraculous revival (殅).
  • After the drought, the plants seemed to revive (殅).
  • The legend tells of a hero who returned from death (殅).

Collocations

  • to revive life(殅生)
  • resurrection(复殅)
  • to come back to life(回殅)
  • revival(苏殅)
  • life and revival(生殅)

Idioms

  • Life and death, revival and perishing(生死殅灭)
  • To die and come back to life(死而复殅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts, often in philosophical or medical contexts discussing cycles of life and death.
  • The character combines the 'death' or 'decay' radical (歹) with the 'life' or 'birth' component (生), representing the concept of returning to life.

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