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神

shén

HSK 5 Character

What 神 means

1. god; deity
2. supernatural; magical; mysterious
3. spirit; mind; energy
4. lively; expressive
5. look; expression
6. colloquialawesome; amazing

Other readings

神 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• ShénGod

Example sentences

• 我信神。
  I believe in God.
• 太神奇了。
  Tài shénqí le.
  It's amazing.
• 没有神佛。
  Méiyǒu Shén Fó.
  There is no such thing as God or Buddha.
• 他不信神。
  He doesn't believe in God.
• 留点儿神！
  Be more aware!
• 神是大象。
  God is an elephant.

Words starting with 神

• 神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
• 神经shén jīngnerve; mental state; (colloquial) unhinged
• 神话shén huàlegend; fairy tale; myth
• 神情shén qínglook; expression
• 神奇shén qímagical; mystical; miraculous
• 神圣shén shèngdivine; hallow; holy
• 神色shén sèexpression; look
• 神仙shén xiānDaoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
• 神态shén tàiappearance; manner; bearing
• 神气shén qìexpression; manner; vigorous
• 神父shén fuCatholic or Orthodox priest; Father (title of address)
• 神州Shén zhōuold name for China
• 神社shén shè(historical) shrine or altar for sacrifices to local or ancestral deities…
• 神经病shén jīng bìngmental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case
• 神经质shén jīng zhìnervous; on edge; excitable
• 神庙shén miàotemple
• 神灵shén línggod; spirit; demon
• 神学shén xuétheological; theology
• 神童shén tóngchild prodigy
• 神志shén zhìconsciousness; state of mind; compos mentis
• 神通shén tōngremarkable ability; magical power
• 神殿shén diànshrine
• 神往shén wǎngto be fascinated; to be rapt; to long for
• 神明shén míngdeities; gods

Words containing 神

• 精神jīng shénspirit; mind; consciousness
• 眼神yǎn shénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink
• 留神liú shénto take care; to be careful
• 出神chū shénspellbound; entranced; lost in thought
• 聚精会神jù jīng huì shénto concentrate one's attention (idiom)
• 女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
• 精神病jīng shén bìngmental disorder; psychosis
• 死神sǐ shénmythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who…
• 精神文明jīng shén wén míngspiritual culture
• 财神cái shéngod of wealth
• 全神贯注quán shén guàn zhù(idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention
• 精神病院jīng shén bìng yuànmental hospital; psychiatric hospital
• 心神xīn shénmind; state of mind; attention
• 鬼神guǐ shénsupernatural beings
• 凝神níng shénwith rapt attention
• 定神dìng shénto compose oneself; to concentrate one's attention
• 天神tiān shéngod; deity
• 心旷神怡xīn kuàng shén yílit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed
• 走神zǒu shénabsent-minded; one's mind is wandering
• 精神抖擞jīng shén dǒu sǒuspirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm…
• 传神chuán shénvivid; lifelike
• 大神dà shéndeity; (net slang) guru; expert
• 牛鬼蛇神niú guǐ shé shénevil monsters; (fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements
• 爱神ài shéngod of love

Characters built on 申

These share the phonetic component 申 (shēn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 审shěnto examine; to investigate; carefully
• 伸shēnto stretch; to extend
• 呻shēn(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone; (bound form) groan
• 绅shēnmember of gentry
• 砷shēnarsenic (chemistry)
• 抻chēnto pull; to stretch; to draw sth out
• 胂shènarsine

Characters that look like 神

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 种zhǒngseed; species; kind
• 挣zhèngto struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
• 衬chèn(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining
• 绅shēnmember of gentry
• 袒tǎnto bare
• 抨pēngattack; impeach

Sounds the same

Read shén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 什what
• 甚variant of 什