计生

Traditional form:

計生

Pinyin (reading):

jìshēng

Definitions:

• planned childbirth
• birth control
• family planning
• abbr. for 計劃生育／计划生育

Characters:

• 计 - to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth

Traditional characters:

• 計 - to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth