CHARACTERS / SHEN
“shen” is 13 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 什shénwhatHSK 1 · TONE 2
- 身shēnbodyHSK 2 · TONE 1
- 参shēnginsengHSK 3 · TONE 1
- 深shēndeep (lit. and fig.)HSK 4 · TONE 1
- 甚shènexcessiveHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 申shēnto extendHSK 4 · TONE 1
- 伸shēnto stretchHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 慎shèncarefulHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 神shéngodHSK 5 · TONE 2
- 呻shēn(literary) to reciteHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 审shěnto examineHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 渗shènto seepHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 绅shēnmember of gentryHSK 6 · TONE 1