神
Meanings
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- 1.God
- 1.god; deity
- 2.supernatural; magical; mysterious
- 3.spirit; mind; energy
- 4.lively; expressive
- 5.look; expression
- 6.(coll.) awesome; amazing
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Wiktionary
- 1.god; deity; spirit
- 2.God
- 3.spirit; soul; mind
- 4.expression; countenance; appearance
- 5.supernatural; magic; psychic
- 6.extraordinary; unbelievable; sublime
- 7.smart; clever
- 8.godlike, awesome, amazing
- 9.a surname, Shen
- 10.Sinophobe of Chinese nationality
- 11.only used in 神荼 (Shēnshū)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *hlin): semantic 示 (“god; deity”) + phonetic 申 (OC *hlin, “lightning”). Originally 申 in the oracle bone script and in some bronze inscriptions. The ancients feared the unpredictable lightning and considered it to be divine or of divine origin. 示 was added for specialization. Possibly Sino-Tibetan; compare Chepang ग्लीङ्ह (gliŋh, “spirit, mind, soul”) (Schuessler, 2007).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
神無處不在。
God is everywhere.
沒有人看過神。
Nobody has seen God.
你相信神存在嗎？
Do you believe that God exists?
哪一個比較大，東京或神戶?
Which is larger, Tokyo or Kobe?
您知道这座庙宇供奉的是哪个神吗？
Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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