Etymology

shen

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Today it means: A deity or a spirit, in Chinese folk religion. Full definition →

Chinese 神
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shen · noun1

  1. Chinese · borrowed from神
  2. English todayshen

Borrowed from Chinese 神 (shén).

shen · noun2

  1. Chinese · borrowed from蜃
  2. English todayshen

Borrowed from Chinese 蜃 (shèn).

Shen · proper noun3

  1. Chinese · derived from深
  2. German · derived fromSchoen
  3. Dutch · derived fromSchoen
  4. English todayShen

* As a Chinese surname of multiple origins: ** Mandarin form of 沈 ** Mandarin form of 申 (shēn) ** Mandarin form of 慎 (shèn) ** Mandarin form of 莘 (see Xin) ** Variant Romanization of 孫 /孙, see Sun. ** Variant Romanization of 陳 /陈 (chén), also another Mandarin form of 諶 /谌, see Chen. * As a European surname of multiple origins: ** Variant form of Dutch Schoen, from schoen (“shoe”) ** Variant form of German Schoen, from schön (“beautiful, nice”) * As a river and former Chinese prefecture, from the Wade–Giles and Hanyu Pinyin romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 深 (Shēn).

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