Meanings
shen1
shen2
plural shens
- human sciencesIn Chinese mythology, a shapeshifting dragon or shellfish-type sea monster believed to create mirages.
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Origin
shen · noun
- Chinese神
- Englishshen
Borrowed from Chinese 神 (shén).
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- Chinese蜃
- Englishshen
Borrowed from Chinese 蜃 (shèn).
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- Chinese深
- GermanSchoen
- DutchSchoen
- EnglishShen
* 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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Chinese Mandarin 深河, 深州
- 深河 (Shēnhé)River in Hubei, China
- 深州 (Shēnzhōu)Former prefecture of imperial China
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Cite this entry
shen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shen
“shen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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