Chinese

醫生

yīshēng

doctor; physician and surgeon; medical practitioner

TOCFL 2
医生

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characterChinese醫 “medicinal; medicine”
- soundChinese殹 “The sound of groaning.”
- meaningChinese酉 “an alcoholic drink vessel”
characterChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
- ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
- ideaChinese一 “one”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
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Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0