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title: "Huasheng Meaning: 花生 (huāshēng) Means “peanut”"
description: "花生 (huāshēng) means “peanut”. Hear its tones, see what 花 and 生 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huasheng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 花生 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

花生 huāshēng

## peanut

## Its characters

1. 花 huā flower
2. 生 shēng to give birth to

## In a sentence

我很喜欢吃花生。 I really like eating peanuts.

有的地方还喜欢包糖或者**花生**，吃到糖的人，日子会过得甜甜的。

From [饺子为什么像元宝？ · Why do Chinese dumplings look like gold ingots?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-chinese-dumplings-look-like-ingots#library-word-422-424)

[More about 花生](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8A%B1%E7%94%9F)

## More words with 花 or 生

- [毕业生 bìyèshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyesheng)
- [产生 chǎnshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chansheng)
- [出生 chūshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chusheng)
- [诞生 dànshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dansheng)
- [大学生 dàxuéshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxuesheng)
- [发生 fāshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fasheng)
- [花瓣 huābàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaban)
- [花朵 huāduǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaduo)
- [花费 huāfèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huafei)
- [花卉 huāhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huahui)

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