208) 生

sheng

be born; life

New sprouts (屮) start growing above ground (土) – representing birth and life.

208ax) 舟

zhou

208a) 胜

sheng

victory

boat 月²²¹→舟¹²⁵[zhōu] + life/be born 生 [shēng]

Victory is achieved if you are alive (生) on a battleship (舟) with nowhere to run.

208bx) 日

ri

208b) 星

xing

star

sun 日²¹⁸[rì] + be born 生 [shēng]

Stars are represented as a baby sun (日) which was just born (生).

208c) 姓

xing

surname

woman 女⁹⁶[nǚ] + be born 生 [shēng]

Back in the ancient maternal society, a person was given a surname that identified which woman (女) he or she was born (生) from.

208yx) 忄

xin

208y) 性

xing

nature; sex

heart 忄=心 [xīn] + be born 生²⁰⁸[shēng]

Something that comes out of (生) one’s heart (忄) is that person’s nature.