神 (shén)

God; spirit; deity; expression

How 神 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
礻 — sign
Traditional
神
Simplified
神 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 神

眼神 yǎnshén
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink
神功 shéngōng
miracle; remarkable feat
神奇 shénqí
magical; mystical; miraculous
神秘 shénmì
mysterious; mystery
神經 shénjīng
nerve
精神 jīngshén
spirit; mind; consciousness
財神 cáishén
god of wealth
龍馬精神 lóngmǎjīngshén
old but still full of vitality (idiom)
二郎神 èrlángshén
Er Lang Shen
女神 nǚshén
goddess; nymph
安神 ānshén
to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind
封神榜 fēngshénbǎng
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc

神 in a sentence

台灣有很多廟宇供奉不同的神明。

Táiwān yǒu hěnduō miàoyǔ gòngfèng bùtóng de shénmíng.

“Taiwan has many temples worshipping different deities.”

How common is 神?

神 is the 227th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 58.4% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 神

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