神 (san4 | shen2 shen1) : spirit; god

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神

san4

shen2 shen1

[1] [n] spirit; god; supernatural being; deity; immortal [2] soul; mind; spirit [3] appearance; looks; expressions; air [4] supernatural; marvelous; wondrous; miraculous; mysterious; mystical [5] smart; clever

Stroke count: 10

Level: 4

Radical: 示 (#113)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

神

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 08:37

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神仙 san4 sin1 shen2 xian1 = deity, an immortal

神學 san4 hok6 shen2 xue2 = theology; religious studies

精神 zing1 san4 jing1 shen2 = spirit, mind

死神 sei2 san4 = death

稟神都冇句真 ban2 san4 dou1 mou5 geoi1 zan1 bing3 shen2 dou1 mao3 ju4 zhen1 = sb. unreliable; not trustworthy 粵

神話 san4 waa6*2 shen2 hua4 = myth; mythology; fable

神經 san4 ging1 shen2 jing1 = crazy; insane; nerve

神經病 san4 ging1 beng6 shen2 jing1 bing4 = mental illness

神氣 san4 hei3 shen2 qi4 = expression; spirited; cocky

神神地 san4 san4*2 dei6*2 = not quite right; something's a bit off 粵
See all 179 compounds (CantoDict reports 192 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 神

唯你又稟神噉做乜啫？粵
Why are you muttering to yourself?

或者呢個係佢褻瀆神明應得嘅報應粵
This probably is the punishment he gets for blaspheming against the deities.

佢今年八十歲啦，重係咁精神爽利粵
She is already eighty this year, yet she is still full of life and zest.

佢已經練到出神入化的境界
He has already attained the level of perfection through training.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 神
Unicode code for this character: U+795E (off-site link)

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