shēng xiào

生肖 (shēng xiào) is a Chinese word meaning “one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]; animal from the Chinese zodiac”.

Meanings

  1. 1one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
  2. 2animal from the Chinese zodiac

Characters in 生肖

生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born肖xiào · similar

Related words

先生teacher发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out生活to live医生doctor; medical practitioner生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born生气to get angry; to be furious生日birthday生意life force生意business学生student人生life (one's time on earth)

Study Chinese with flashcards →