神
god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing
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Dict coverage rank #92 U+795E
How 神 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
礻 (semantic, “spirit”) + 申 (phonetic, shēn)
How to remember it
gods · Heisig RSH #920
altar + monkey
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 申
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 申 (shēn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 申 sound component | shēn | to report; to extend; to explain; to declare |
| 审 | shěn | to examine, to investigate; to judge; to try |
| 砷 | shēn | arsenic |
| 绅 | shēn | girdle, tie; gentry; to bend |
| 胂 | shèn | arsine |
| 呻 | shēn | to moan, to groan; to chant |
| 抻 | chēn | to pull |
Words containing 神
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心神不安 | xīn shén bù ān | to feel ill at ease |
| 神学家 | shén xué jiā | theologian |
| 大神 | dà shén | deity; (Internet slang) guru; expert; whiz |
| 神人 | shén rén | God; deity |
| 山神 | shān shén | mountain god |
| 神山 | shén shān | sacred mountain |
| 大力神 | Dà lì shén | Heracles (Greek mythology); Hercules (Roman mythology) |
| 水神 | shuǐ shén | river God |
| 神学 | shén xué | theological; theology |
| 心神 | xīn shén | mind; state of mind; attention; (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution |
| 天神 | tiān shén | god; deity |
| 神马 | shén mǎ | mythical horse; Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] |
| 神性 | shén xìng | divinity |
| 海神 | hǎi shén | Emperor of the Sea; Neptune |
| 神化 | shén huà | to make divine; apotheosis |
| 神经生物学 | shén jīng shēng wù xué | neurobiology |
| 安神 | ān shén | to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind |
| 神经学家 | shén jīng xué jiā | neurologist |
| 神气 | shén qì | expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious |
| 分神 | fēn shén | to give some attention to; to divert one's attention; to be distracted |