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神

Mandarin · pinyin shén#

Mandarin · pinyin Shén#

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神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being

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2 · shen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san1 · san4

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character · Etymology 1

(religion) god; deity; spirit
(religion) god; deity; spirit — (Protestantism, specifically) God
spirit; soul; mind
expression; countenance; appearance
supernatural; magic; psychic
extraordinary; unbelievable; sublime
(dialectal) smart; clever
(neologism) godlike, awesome, amazing
a surname, Shen
(neologism, Internet slang) Sinophobe of Chinese nationality

character · Etymology 2

only used in 神荼 (Shēnshū)

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