Memory phrase for the character: 神

神

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Meaning

God, mysterious, soul

Pronunciation

shén

Explanation

 Left: to show, altar 礻/示 (image of an altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and dripping blood 八), right: to explain 申 (A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when explaining.)

Mnemonic
 
The altar tells us of God.

Radicals

示 to show, altarShows a simple altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 is trickling down. Thus the meanings: to show and altar.
申 to explain, to extendto explain, to extend, (money in animal calendar)




 Vocabulary

神经 shén jīng  nerve
帕提侬神庙 pà tí nóng shén miào  the Parthenon, Athens
瘟神 wēn shén  demon personifying pestilence
精神恍惚 jīng shén huǎng hū  absent-minded; in a trance
心神恍惚 xīn shén huǎng hū  perturbed (idiom)
亵渎神明 xiè dú shén míng  sacrilege
傩神 nuó shén  exorcising God; God who drives away plague and evil spirits
精神抖擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu  spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm; full of energy; con brio
祀神 sì shén  to sacrifice to a God
神采奕奕 shén cǎi yì yì  in glowing spirits (idiom); bursting with life; radiating health and vigor
精神 jīng shen  vigor; vitality; drive; spiritual
 

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