Meaning of 衍生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yǎnshēng
- to give rise to
- to derive
- derivative
- derivation
衍生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这个词是由希腊语衍生的。
This word is derived from Greek.
这个字也是由法语衍生出来的。
This word is also French in origin.
Stroke order for each character
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衍 yǎn · to overflow · 9 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 衍生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 衍生
What does 衍生 mean?
衍生 (yǎnshēng) means "to give rise to; to derive" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 衍生?
衍生 is made of 2 characters: 衍 (9 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 衍生 an HSK word?
Yes. 衍生 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.