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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shen2
- English meanings
- god, supreme, architect, Thor, superpersonality, Providence, providence, Deus, immortal, energy, numen, Being, divine, being, Surname, maker, Allah, vitality, look, deity, spirit, gum, omnipotent, anthropomorphism, expression, mind, soul, omniscience, immortality, omniscient, kami, Elohim, divinity
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 礻; right 申.
Meaning & sound clues
礻 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “spirit”.
申 is identified as the sound component (shēn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 神.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
used in 什么 (what)
to stretch
examine; try; review
careful; cautious
deep
to seep
very; much
state; explain
gentry; gentleman
kidney
numerous
body; oneself
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 留神
- 眼神
- 神仙
- 神圣
- 神奇
- 神态
- 神情
- 神气
- 神秘
- 神经
- 神话
- 精神
- 精神病
- 聚精会神