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神
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Decomp. 礻曰丨
礻 + 申
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Mandarin shén
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戈火中田中
Sijiao 3520.6
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CNS 11643 1-572E
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神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing
Results beginning with 神
神秘 shén mì mysterious / mystery
神话 shén huà legend / fairy tale / myth / mythology
神经 shén jīng nerve / mental state / (coll.) unhinged / nutjob
神奇 shén qí magical / mystical / miraculous
神情 shén qíng look / expression
神色 shén sè expression / look
神圣 shén shèng divine / hallow / holy / sacred
神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person
神舟 Shén zhōu Shenzhou (spacecraft) / Hasee (computer manufacturer)
神州 Shén zhōu old name for China
神态 shén tài appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien
神殿 shén diàn shrine
神器 shén qì magical object / object symbolic of imperial power / fine weapon / very useful tool
神功 shén gōng amazing powers / miraculous skill
神气 shén qì expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious
神采 shén cǎi expression / spirit / vigor
神父 shén fu father (Catholic or Orthodox priest)
神通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power
神力 shén lì occult force / the power of a God or spirit
神灵 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general
神智 shén zhì mind / wisdom / consciousness
神志 shén zhì consciousness / state of mind / compos mentis
神兽 shén shòu mythological animal
神明 shén míng deities / gods
神庙 shén miào temple
神韵 shén yùn charm or grace (in poetry or art)
神童 shén tóng child prodigy
神勇 shén yǒng extraordinarily brave / heroic
神迹 shén jì miracle
神探 shén tàn master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2]
神农 Shén nóng Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture
神像 shén xiàng likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased
神鹰 shén yīng Condor
神速 shén sù lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development
神人 shén rén God / deity
神往 shén wǎng to be fascinated / to be rapt / to long for / to dream of
神学 shén xué theological / theology
神山 shén shān sacred mountain
神似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to
神女 shén nu:3 goddess / (old) prostitute
神社 shén shè shrine
神道 Shén dào Shinto (Japanese religion)
神曲 shén qū medicated leaven (used in TCM to treat indigestion)
神曲 Shén qǔ The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 但丁
神户 Shén hù Kobe, city in Japan
神妙 shén miào marvelous / wondrous
神怪 shén guài spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demon
神魂 shén hún mind / state of mind (often abnormal)
神甫 shén fu variant of 神父[shen2 fu5]
神思 shén sī state of mind
神谕 shén yù oracle
神性 shén xìng divinity
神龛 shén kān shrine / niche / household shrine
神马 shén mǎ mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]
神位 shén wèi spirit tablet / ancestral tablet
神权 shén quán divine right (of kings)
神交 shén jiāo soul brothers / friends in spirit who have never met / to commune with
神异 shén yì magical / miraculous / mystical
神职 shén zhí clergy / clerical
神格 shén gé Godhead
神汉 shén hàn sorcerer
神奥 shén ào mysterious / an enigma
神笔 shén bǐ lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
神池 Shén chí Shenchi county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
神厨 shén chú master chef
神祠 shén cí shrine
神佛 Shén Fó Gods and Buddhas
神冈 Shén gāng Shenkang Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
神化 shén huà to make divine / apotheosis
神枯 shén kū spiritual desolation
神木 Shén mù Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
神鸟 shén niǎo supernatural bird
神谱 shén pǔ list of Gods and Immortals / pantheon
神祇 shén qí god / deity
神入 shén rù (psychology) empathy / to empathize with
神伤 shén shāng depressed / dispirited / dejected
神髓 shén suǐ lit. spirit and marrow / the essential character
神体 shén tǐ Godhead
神偷 shén tōu master thief
神慰 shén wèi spiritual consolation
神僊 shén xiān variant of 神仙[shen2 xian1]
神隐 shén yǐn to be concealed by supernatural forces / to disappear mysteriously / (fig.) to be out of the public eye
神游 shén yóu to go on a mental journey
神舆 shén yú mikoshi (Japanese portable Shinto shrine)
神治 shén zhì theocratic / theocracy
神祖 shén zǔ Godhead
神作 shén zuò (slang) masterpiece
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神经病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder / neuropathy / (derog.) mental case
神经痛 shén jīng tòng neuralgia (medicine)
神经质 shén jīng zhì nervous / on edge / excitable / neurotic
神农架 Shén nóng jià Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei
神经元 shén jīng yuán neuron
神经性 shén jīng xìng neural / mental / neurological
神枪手 shén qiāng shǒu sharpshooter
神学院 shén xué yuàn seminary
神农氏 Shén nóng shì Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China / followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2]
神经科 shén jīng kē neurology department
神经节 shén jīng jié (anatomy) ganglion
神学家 shén xué jiā theologian
神经学 shén jīng xué neurology
神女峰 Shén nu:3 Fēng name of a peak by the Three Gorges 長江三峽|长江三峡[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 xia2]
神池县 Shén chí xiàn Shenchi county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
神道教 shén dào jiào Shinto
神冈乡 Shén gāng xiāng Shenkang Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
神家园 shén jiā yuán spiritual home
神经管 shén jīng guǎn neural tube (embryology)
神经脊 shén jīng jí neural
神经索 shén jīng suǒ nerve cord
神经突 shén jīng tū nerve process
神经网 shén jīng wǎng neural net
神经原 shén jīng yuán neuron / also written 神經元|神经元
神经症 shén jīng zhèng neurosis
神秘园 shén mì yuán Secret
神木县 Shén mù Xiàn Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
神奈川 Shén nài chuān Kanagawa, Japan
神判法 shén pàn fǎ trial by ordeal
神圣周 shén shèng zhōu Holy week / Easter week (esp. Catholic)
神学士 shén xué shì student of theology / Bachelor of Divinity / Taleban (Farsi: student)
神造论 shén zào lùn creationism
神治国 shén zhì guó theocracy / also written 神權統治|神权统治[shen2 quan2 tong3 zhi4] or 神權政治|神权政治[shen2 quan2 zheng4 zhi4]
神雕侠侣 Shén diāo xiá lu:3 "The Return of the Condor Heroes" (1959-61 wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1])
神经系统 shén jīng xì tǒng nervous system
神经衰弱 shén jīng shuāi ruò nervous exhaustion / neurasthenia / mental breakdown (often used to describe what is now understood to be clinical depression)
神出鬼没 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive
神志不清 shén zhì bù qīng to be delirious / to be mentally confused
神通广大 shén tōng guǎng dà (idiom) to possess great magical power / to possess remarkable abilities
神话故事 shén huà gù shi mythical story / myth
神采奕奕 shén cǎi yì yì in glowing spirits (idiom) / bursting with life / radiating health and vigor
神舟电脑 shén zhōu diàn nǎo Hasee (computer manufacturer)
神经外科 shén jīng wài kē neurosurgery
神经网络 shén jīng wǎng luò neural network
神职人员 shén zhí rén yuán clergy / cleric
神奇四侠 shén qí sì xiá Fantastic
神经过敏 shén jīng guò mǐn jumpy / nervous / oversensitive
神不守舍 shén bù shǒu shè (idiom) absentminded / dazed / distracted
神采飞扬 shén cǎi fēi yáng in high spirits (idiom) / glowing with health and vigor
神魂颠倒 shén hún diān dǎo lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom) / infatuated and head over heels in love / fascinated / captivated
神机妙算 shén jī miào suàn divine strategy and wonderful planning (idiom) / clever scheme / supremely clever in his schemes
神思恍惚 shén sī huǎng hū abstracted / absent-minded / in a trance
神奇蘑菰  magic mushroom / sacred mushroom
神爱世人 shén ài shì rén the gods love the common people (idiom)
神差鬼使 shén chāi guǐ shǐ the work of gods and devils (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
神成为人 Shén chéng wéi rén God became man
神出鬼没 shén chū - guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive
神的儿子 Shén de Er2 zi the Son of God
神工鬼斧 shén gōng guǐ fǔ supernaturally fine craft (idiom) / the work of the Gods / uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship
神乎其技 shén hū qí jì (idiom) brilliant / extremely skillful / virtuosic
神经大条 shén jīng dà tiáo thick-skinned / insensitive
神经递质 shén jīng dì zhí neurotransmitter
神经毒剂 shén jīng dú jì nerve gas
Approximate Results for 神
精神 jīng shen vigor / vitality / spirited / good-looking
精神 jīng shén spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL:個|个[ge4]
眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect)
女神 nu:3 shén goddess / nymph
死神 sǐ shén mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death
心神 xīn shén mind / state of mind / attention / (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution
天神 tiān shén god / deity
财神 cái shén god of wealth
凝神 níng shén with rapt attention
鬼神 guǐ shén supernatural beings
出神 chū shén spellbound / entranced / lost in thought
元神 yuán shén primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life
大神 dà shén deity / (Internet slang) guru / expert / whiz
定神 dìng shén to compose oneself / to concentrate one's attention
爱神 ài shén god of love
失神 shī shén absent-minded / to lose spirit / despondent
留神 liú shén to take care / to be careful
传神 chuán shén vivid / lifelike
火神 Huǒ shén god of fire
提神 tí shén to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic
养神 yǎng shén to rest / to recuperate / to regain composure
真神 zhēn shén the True God
回神 huí shén to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)
分神 fēn shén to give some attention to / to divert one's attention / to be distracted
安神 ān shén to calm (soothe) the nerves / to relieve uneasiness of body and mind
入神 rù shén to be enthralled / to be entranced
门神 mén shén door god
水神 shuǐ shén river God
山神 shān shén mountain god
费神 fèi shén to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...?
瘟神 wēn shén demon personifying pestilence
美神 Měi shén goddess of beauty (typically used in reference to Venus 維納斯|维纳斯[Wei2na4si1] or Aphrodite 阿佛洛狄忒[A1fu2luo4di2te4])
六神 liù shén the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3])
劳神 láo shén to be a tax on (one's mind) / to bother / to trouble / to be concerned
酒神 Jiǔ shén Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus
凶神 xiōng shén demon / fiend
河神 hé shén river god
日神 Rì shén the Sun God / Apollo
敬神 jìng shén to respect a deity / to pray to a God
灶神 Zào shén Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
恶神 è shén malignant deity / fiend
半神 bàn shén demigod
操神 cāo shén to worry about / to look after / to take care of
酬神 chóu shén to offer thanks to the gods
軃神 duǒ shén frivolous youth (dialect)
谷神 gǔ shén harvest God
海神 hǎi shén Emperor of the Sea / Neptune
恍神 huǎng shén to be off in another world / to suffer a lapse in concentration
慌神 huāng shén to get agitated / to panic
来神 lái shén to become spirited
雷神 léi shén god of thunder (Chinese Leigong 雷公[Lei2 gong1], Norse Thor 索爾|索尔[Suo3 er3], Greek Zeus 宙斯[Zhou4 si1] etc)
牧神 mù shén a faun / (esp.) Pan, son of Hermes in Greek mythology
男神 nán shén Mr Perfect / Adonis / Prince Charming
傩神 nuó shén exorcising God / God who drives away plague and evil spirits
青神 Qīng shén Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
煞神 shà shén demon / fiend
圣神 Shèng shén feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor / general term for saint in former times / term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国 / Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)
祀神 sì shén to offer sacrifices to the gods
淘神 táo shén troublesome / bothersome
土神 tǔ shén earth God
形神 xíng shén body and soul / physical and spiritual / material form and internal spirit
希神 Xī shén Greek mythology / abbr. for 希臘神話|希腊神话[Xi1 la4 shen2 hua4]
运神 yùn shén to concentrate / to think what you're doing
走神 zǒu shén absent-minded / one's mind is wandering
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精神病 jīng shén bìng mental disorder / psychosis
守护神 shǒu hù shén protector God / patron saint
封神榜 Fēng shén Bǎng 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[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
太阳神 tài yáng shén Sun God / Apollo
保护神 bǎo hù shén patron saint / guardian angel
精神科 jīng shén kē psychiatry
脑神经 nǎo shén jīng cranial nerves
二郎神 Er4 láng shén Erlangshen, Chinese deity
财神爷 cái shén yé god of wealth / very wealthy man
视神经 shì shén jīng optic nerve
大力神 dà lì shén Heracles (Greek mythology) / Hercules (Roman mythology)
无神论 wú shén lùn atheism
有神论 yǒu shén lùn theism (the belief in the existence of God)
多神教 duō shén jiào polytheistic religion / polytheism
多神论 duō shén lùn polytheism
泛神论 fàn shén lùn pantheism, theological theory equating God with the Universe
发神经 fā shén jīng (coll.) to go crazy / to lose it / demented / unhinged
谷神星 Gǔ shén xīng Ceres, dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1801 by G. Piazzi
横神经 héng shén jīng transverse commissure
护法神 hù fǎ shén protector deities of Buddhist law
婚神星 hūn shén xīng Juno, an asteroid
活神仙 huó shén xiān a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints)
精气神 jīng qì shén the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2]
精神性 jīng shén xìng spirituality / mental / nervous / psychogenic
精神学 jīng shén xué psychology
愣神儿 lèng shén r to stare blankly / to be in a daze
理神论 lǐ shén lùn deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe
洛神花 luò shén huā roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
牧神节 mù shén jié Lupercalia, Roman festival to Pan on 15th February
女神蛤 nu:3 shén gé geoduck (Panopea abrupta) / elephant trunk clam / same as 象拔蚌[xiang4 ba2 bang4]
女武神 nu:3 wǔ shén valkyrie
跑神儿 pǎo shén r absent-minded / one's mind is wandering
青神县 Qīng shén Xiàn Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
人格神 rén gé shén personal god
丧门神 sāng mén shén messenger of death / person bringing bad luck
搜神记 Sōu shén Jì In Search of the Supernatural, compilation of legends about spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, written and compiled by 干寶|干宝[Gan1 Bao3] in Jin dynasty
提神剂 tí shén jì stimulant / psychostimulant / agrypnotic
土地神 tǔ dì shén local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) (same as 土地公|土地公[Tu3 di4 Gong1])
五瘟神 wǔ wēn shén five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence / cf four horsemen of the apocalypse
信神者 xìn shén zhě a believer
夜神仙 yè shén xiān night owl / late sleeper
一神教 yī shén jiào monotheistic religion / monotheism
一神论 yī shén lùn monotheism / unitarianism (denying the Trinity)
月女神 yuè nu:3 shén Moon Goddess
灶神星 Zào shén xīng Vesta, an asteroid, second most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1807 by H.W. Olbers
怔神儿 zhēng shén r lost in thought / in a daze
智神星 Zhì shén xīng Pallas, an asteroid, discovered in 1802 by H.W. Olbers
走神儿 zǒu shén r absent-minded / one's mind is wandering
精神文明 jīng shén wén míng spiritual culture
靖国神社 Jìng guó Shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals
创新精神 chuàng xīn jīng shén creativity
团队精神 tuán duì jīng shén group mentality / collectivism / solidarity / team spirit
精神状态 jīng shén zhuàng tài mental state / psychological condition
全神贯注 quán shén guàn zhù to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom) / with rapt attention
心旷神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom) / carefree and relaxed
聚精会神 jù jīng huì shén to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
出神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom) / a superb artistic achievement
精神障碍 jīng shén zhàng ài psychotic disorder
精神病院 jīng shén bìng yuàn mental hospital / psychiatric hospital
心领神会 xīn lǐng shén huì to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly
精神抖擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio
凶神恶煞 xiōng shén è shà fiends (idiom) / devils and monsters
奉献精神 fèng xiàn jīng shén spirit of devotion / dedication
希腊神话 Xī là shén huà Greek mythology
炯炯有神 jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén (idiom) eyes bright and full of expression
精神支柱 jīng shén zhī zhù moral pillars / spiritual props
鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng supernaturally fine craft (idiom) / the work of the Gods / uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship
疑神疑鬼 yí shén yí guǐ to suspect everyone / overly suspicious
鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi demons and gods at work (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
精神疾病 jīng shén jí bìng mental illness
协作精神  Team Spirit
精神领袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader
交感神经 jiāo gǎn shén jīng sympathetic nervous system
六神无主 liù shén wú zhǔ out of one's wits (idiom) / distracted / stunned
创业精神 chuàng yè jīng shén enterprising spirit / pioneering spirit
精神分析 jīng shén fēn xī psychoanalysis
封神演义 Fēng shén Yǎn yì 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[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
忍者神龟 Rěn zhě Shén guī Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc
雷神之锤 Léi shén zhī Chuí Quake (video game series)
坐骨神经 zuò gǔ shén jīng sciatic nerve
无神论者 wú shén lùn zhě atheist
精神焕发 jīng shén huàn fā in high spirits (idiom) / glowing with health and vigor
心驰神往 xīn chí shén wǎng one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person / to long for / infatuated / fascinated
貌合神离 mào hé shén lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom) / seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
料事如神 liào shì rú shén to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom) / to have an incredible foresight
大力神杯 Dà lì shén bēi FIFA World Cup trophy
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