CHARACTERS / SHEN

“shen” is 13 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 什shénwhatHSK 1 · TONE 2
  2. 身shēnbodyHSK 2 · TONE 1
  3. 参shēnginsengHSK 3 · TONE 1
  4. 深shēndeep (lit. and fig.)HSK 4 · TONE 1
  5. 甚shènexcessiveHSK 4 · TONE 4
  6. 申shēnto extendHSK 4 · TONE 1
  7. 伸shēnto stretchHSK 5 · TONE 1
  8. 慎shèncarefulHSK 5 · TONE 4
  9. 神shéngodHSK 5 · TONE 2
  10. 呻shēn(literary) to reciteHSK 6 · TONE 1
  11. 审shěnto examineHSK 6 · TONE 3
  12. 渗shènto seepHSK 6 · TONE 4
  13. 绅shēnmember of gentryHSK 6 · TONE 1