神 shén

1. shén adjective divine; mysterious; magical; supernatural
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
   Notes: In the sense of 玄妙 (CCD '神' 3; Giles 1892 '神'; Guoyu '神' adj; NCCED '神' 2)
2. shén noun a deity; a god; a spiritual being
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
   Notes: In the sense of 天神; for example, 山神 'mountain god' (CCD '神' 1; Giles 1892 '神'; Guoyu '神' n 1; NCCED '神' 1)
3. shén noun spirit; will; attention
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 精神; for example, 伤神 'loose spirit' (Guoyu '神' n 3)
4. shén noun soul; spirit; divine essence
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
   Notes: (CCD '神' 4; Giles 1892 '神'; Guoyu '神' n 2; NCCED '神' 3)
5. shén noun expression
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 神 is synonymous with 表情 in this sense (CCD '神' 5; Han Dian '神' 10; NCCED '神' 4).
6. shén noun a portrait
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 神 is synonymous with 肖像 in this sense (Han Dian '神' 12)
7. shén noun a person with supernatural powers
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
   Notes: (CCD '神' 2)
8. shén proper noun Shen
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '神' 6; Guoyu '神' n 4)

Contained in

• 雨神 Rain God
• 神坛(神壇) a sacred altar ; a place for offerings
• 传入神经(傳入神經) afferent nerve (transmitting in to the brain); afferent neuron
• 牧神午后(牧神午後) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé
• 慌神 to get agitated; to panic
• 圣神降临周(聖神降臨週) Whitsuntide
• 基底神经节孙损伤(基底神經節孫損傷) basal ganglia lesions
• 天神 a deity
• 精神崩溃(精神崩潰) nervous breakdown
• 神思 state of mind
• 神社 shrine
• 洛神花 roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
• 神蹟 a miracle
• 神女有心，襄王无梦(神女有心，襄王無夢) the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream; (said of a woman's unrequited love)
• 敬若神明 to hold somebody in the same regard as one would a god
• 神经科学(神經科學) neuroscience
• 无神论(無神論) atheism
• 泣鬼神 sad enough to make a spirit cry
• 提神 to freshen up; to be cautious or vigilant; to watch out; stimulant to enhance mental performance; stay-awake drug; agrypnotic
• 炯炯有神 eyes bright and full of expression
• 认知神经科学(認知神經科學) cognitive neuroscience
• 神像 an image of a God
• 平安神宫(平安神宮) Heian Jingū or Heian Shrine, in Kyōto, Japan
• 神马(神馬) mythical horse
• 迷走神经(迷走神經) vagus nerve
• 拜神 to worship the gods
• 兵贵神速(兵貴神速) speed is a crucial asset in war; swift and resolute
• 三叉神经(三叉神經) trigeminal nerve
• 精神恍惚 absent-minded; in a trance
• 神智 mind; wisdom; consciousness
• 神农(神農) Emperor Shen Nong
• 精神饱满(精神飽滿) full of vigor; lively; in high spirits
• 一神论(一神論) monotheism; unitarianism
• 神不知鬼不觉(神不知鬼不覺) top secret; hush-hush
• 不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友(不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
• 信神者 a believer
• 钱能通神(錢能通神) money is all-powerful; money can move God
• 河神 a stream spirit
• 亵渎神明(褻瀆神明) to blaspheme; to commit sacrilege
• 敬神 to respect a deity; to pray to a God
• 奉若神明 to honor as a God; to revere; to worship; to deify; to make a holy cow of
• 神志 consciousness; state of mind
• 牛鬼蛇神 ox ghost and snake spirit; bad characters
• 貌合神离(貌合神離) superficial appearance of unity but actually divided in spirit
• 认知神经心理学(認知神經心理學) cognitive neuropsychology
• 理神论(理神論) deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe

Also contained in

神雕侠侣 、 海神庙 、 青神 、 神经语言学 、 神武元圣孝皇帝

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• 卷一百三十七 志第九十 樂十二 Volume 137 Treatises 90: Music 12 History of Song 宋史 — count: 202
• 卷六十二 志第三十八 樂二 Volume 62 Treatises 38: Music 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 181
• 卷一百三十二 志第八十五 樂七 Volume 132 Treatises 85: Music 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 148
• 卷三十 志第十: 音樂三 Volume 30 Treatises 10: Music 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 127
• 卷一百三十四 志第八十七 樂九 Volume 134 Treatises 87: Music 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 110
• 卷一百三十六 志第八十九 樂十一 Volume 136 Treatises 89: Music 11 History of Song 宋史 — count: 100
• 卷一百三十三 志第八十六 樂八 Volume 133 Treatises 86: Music 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 96
• 卷二十五 志第五: 禮儀五 Volume 25 Treatises 5: Rites 5 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 95
• 卷四十九 志第二十五 禮三 Volume 49 Treatises 25: Rites 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 85
• 卷一百〇九 志第六十二 禮十二 Volume 109 Treatises 62: Rites 12 History of Song 宋史 — count: 77

Collocations

• 事神 (事神) 事神則難 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 說命中（僞） Shang Shu - Charge to Yue II (forged) — count: 7
• 百神 (百神) 百神爾主矣 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧卷阿 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Juan A — count: 5
• 神祝融 (神祝融) 其神祝融 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3
• 神祀 (神祀) 以雷鼓鼓神祀 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 3
• 神玄 (神玄) 其神玄冥 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3
• 神句芒 (神句芒) 其神句芒 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3
• 作神 (作神) 俾作神主 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 咸有一德 Shang Shu - Common Possession of Pure Virtue — count: 3
• 神蓐 (神蓐) 其神蓐收 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3
• 神怒 (神怒) 神怒民叛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 群神 (群神) 徧于群神 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 3