Memory phrase for the character: 圣


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Meaning holy, sacred, divine

Pronunciation

shèng

Explanation

This is understood as "vertical" with a hand vertically above the earth

Mnemonic


 
The hand is vertically over the object when blessing it, thus when making it: 'holy'.

Radicals

verticalShows a hand vertically above ground/earth . It has also the meaning "holy" from a hand over an object when blessing it.
again, handOther radicals with a hand are:
earth, ground
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 Vocabulary

神圣 shén shèng  divine; hallow; holy; sacred
圣贤 shèng xián  a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
圣潘克勒斯站 shèng Pān kè lēi sī zhàn  Saint Pancras (London railway station)
圣哉经 shèng zāi jīng  Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)
圣哉经 shèng zāi jīng  
圣德克旭贝里 Shèng dé kè xù bèi lǐ  (Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
圣德克旭贝里 Shèng dé kè xù bèi lǐ  


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