| 生产 | sheng1 chan3 | production |
| 生 | sheng1 | life |
| 老 | lao3 | very |
| 产 | chan3 | estate |
| 畸形 | ji1 xing2 | strange |
| 新生 | xin1 sheng1 | rebirth |
| 中山 | zhong1 shan1 | refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen |
| 生日 | sheng1 ri4 | birthday |
| 圣诞 | sheng4 dan4 | Christmas |
| 养 | yang3 | to support |
| 生育 | sheng1 yu4 | to rear |
| 八字 | ba1 zi4 | birthdate characters used in fortune-telling |
| 生出 | sheng1 chu1 | to produce |