| 生 |
shēng zhí xì bāo | germ cell; reproductive cell |
| 生 |
shēng | to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
| 生 |
shēng zhí | to reproduce / to flourish |
| 殖 |
zhí | to grow / to reproduce |
| 细 |
xì | thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal |
| 细 |
xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 胞 |
bāo | placenta / womb / born of the same parents |