生员

Traditional form:

生員

Pinyin (reading):

shēngyuán

Definitions:

• scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)

Characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 员 - employee; member; personnel, staff

Traditional characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 員 - employee; member; personnel, staff