神 (Shén): meaning and stroke order
神 (Shén) means God, god; deity, supernatural; magical; mysterious, spirit; mind; energy.
神
- Simplified
- 神
- Traditional
- 神 (same form)
- Pinyin
- Shén
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Stroke order of 神
神
- Shén God
- shén god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious
- 9 strokes
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Meaning of 神
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Shén
- God
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shén
- god; deity
- supernatural; magical; mysterious
- spirit; mind; energy
- lively; expressive
- look; expression
- (coll.) awesome; amazing
Radical and structure
- 神
- Radical 示 (Kangxi radical 113) · 10 strokes · 礻 on the left, 申 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 神
- 水神 shuǐ shén river God
- 神力 shén lì occult force; the power of a God or spirit
- 门神 mén shén door god
- 火神 huǒ shén god of fire
- 女神 nǚ shén goddess; nymph
- 神话 shén huà legend; fairy tale
- 走神 zǒu shén absent-minded; one's mind is wandering
- 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal; supernatural entity
- 神兽 shén shòu mythological animal
- 精神 jīng shén spirit; mind
- 神奇 shén qí magical; mystical
- 神秘 shén mì mysterious; mystery
神 in our stories
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几年以后，一位神仙被他感动，送给他一把神斧。
jǐ nián yǐhòu yí wèi shénxiān bèi tā gǎndòng sònggěi tā yì bǎ shén fǔ
A few years later an immortal, moved by him, gave him a magic axe.
From the story Splitting the mountain to save his mother HSK 5
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这只鸟原来是太阳神炎帝最小的女儿，名字叫女娃。
zhè zhī niǎo yuánlái shì tàiyáng shén Yándì zuì xiǎo de nǚ'ér míngzi jiào Nǚwá
The bird was once the youngest daughter of the sun god Yandi, and her name was Nüwa.
From the story Jingwei fills the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Stories using 神
- Splitting the mountain to save his mother HSK 5
- Jingwei fills the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).