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, altar	Shows 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 extend	to explain, to extend, (money in animal calendar)

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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
精神	jīng shen

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