---
title: "Shengxiao Meaning: 生肖 (shēngxiào) in English"
description: "生肖 (shēngxiào) means “Chinese zodiac animal (of one's birth year)”. Not the shengxiao you heard? See 生效. Hear its tones, see what 生 and 肖 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengxiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 生肖 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

生肖 shēngxiào

## Chinese zodiac animal (of one's birth year)

## Its characters

1. 生 shēng to give birth to
2. 肖 xiào to resemble (as in 肖像, 生肖)

## In a sentence

你的生肖是什么？我属龙。 What's your zodiac animal? I'm a Dragon.

[More about 生肖](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E8%82%96)

## Other words said shengxiao

- [生效shēngxiàoto take effect](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E6%95%88)

## More words with 生 or 肖

- [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)
- [花生 huāshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huasheng)
- [抗生素 kàngshēngsù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kangshengsu)
- [考生 kǎoshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaosheng)
- [留学生 liúxuéshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuxuesheng)

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