to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
生 (shēng) · 5 strokes
Pictograph of a sprout (屮) emerging from the ground (一).
产 (chǎn) · 6 strokes
Simplified form of 產. Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 彥 represents the sound. The traditional component 生 was removed for simplification.