神 — Chinese character
神
shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
- Pinyin
- shén
- Radical
- 113 ⽰ (Spirit)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 礻 申
- Formation
- pictophonetic — spirit; meaning component 礻; sound component 申
- Japanese
- 神 as a kanji
Common words with 神
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 精神 | jīng shen | vigor; vitality; spirited |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 女神 | nǚ shén | goddess; nymph |
| 神经 (神經) | shén jīng | nerve; mental state |
| 神话 (神話) | shén huà | legend; fairy tale |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical; mystical |
| 神圣 (神聖) | shén shèng | divine; hallow |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance |
| 神父 | shén fu | Catholic or Orthodox priest; Father (title of address) |
| 精神病 | jīng shén bìng | mental disorder; psychosis |
| 大神 | dà shén | deity; (Internet slang) guru |
English words written with 神
神 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 8 · Analects 7 · Art of War 5 · Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 112 · Doctrine of the Mean 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 29
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 60
- Analects 3.12
- Analects 6.20
- Analects 7.20
- Analects 7.34
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.