• 227th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 371 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shén (shen2)God • unusual • mysterious • soul • spirit • divine essence • lively • spiritual being • CL:個|个[ge4] • abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

眼神 
神功 
神奇 
神秘 
神经 (神經)
精神 
财神 (財神)
龙马精神 (龍馬精神)

Uncommon

二郎神 
天神 
女神 
安神 
封神榜 
心神 
爱神 (愛神)
提神 
死神 
灶神 
留神 
神人 
神仙 
神伤 (神傷)
神州 
神往 
神情 
神曲 
神殿 
神气 (神氣)
神游 
神父 
神童 
神笔 (神筆)
神经病 (神經病)
神经质 (神經質)
神圣 (神聖)
神话 (神話)
神速 
神采 
神雕侠侣 (神雕俠侶)
神韵 (神韻)
精神病 
财神爷 (財神爺)
走神 
门神 (門神)

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  • 958th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 168 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shèng (sheng4)holy • sacred • saint • sage

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

神圣 (神聖)
圣诞 (聖誕)
圣诞节 (聖誕節)

Uncommon

大圣 (大聖)
朝圣 (朝聖)
朝圣者 (朝聖者)
圣人 (聖人)
圣代 (聖代)
圣保罗 (聖保羅)
圣地 (聖地)
圣地亚哥 (聖地亞哥)
圣彼得堡 (聖彼得堡)
圣徒 (聖徒)
圣心 (聖心)
圣手 (聖手)
圣旨 (聖旨)
圣杯 (聖杯)
圣歌 (聖歌)
圣殿 (聖殿)
圣母 (聖母)
圣洁 (聖潔)
圣经 (聖經)
圣者 (聖者)
圣诞树 (聖誕樹)
圣贤 (聖賢)
圣雄 (聖雄)
圣灵 (聖靈)
万圣节 (萬聖節)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.