神

shén

spirit; god; deity; divine; supernatural; expression; look; energy; vitality

Radical: 礻 HSK 5 n, a pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

神 decomposes into the following components:

礻 申

Semantic component: 礻; phonetic component: 申.

Words containing 神

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 神.

传神
chuán shén
vivid
傩神
nuó shén
exorcising God
元神
yuán shén
primordial spirit
入神
rù shén
to be enthralled
六神
liù shén
six vital organs of the body ruled by the six Daoist deities: heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3]
养神
yǎng shén
to rest
凝神
níng shén
凶神
xiōng shén
demon
出神
chū shén
entranced
分神
fēn shén
to give attention to sth
劳神
láo shén
to be a tax on (one's mind)
半神
bàn shén

Related characters (radical 礻)

Characters that share the radical 礻.

礻 礼 社 祀 祁 祆 祇 祈 祉 祎 祓 祕 祖 祗 祚 祛 祜 祝 祠 祢 祥 祧 祯 祷

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