shèng holy; sacred; saint

Made up of [ earth; soil radical 32, yòu also; in addition; and radical 29]
Made with 5 strokes.
Represented by 'hand' over 'earth', suggesting divine intervention and hence 'holy'

Related characters


Also uses component: cháng (threshing floor) chéng (city) ; (earth) ; guī (jade tablet) ; guī (jade tablet) ; hēi (black) ; jiāng (border) ; kuài (piece) ; (inside) ; líng (mound) ; (go) ; sàng (to lose) ; (Buddhist temple) ; zài (exist) ; zhì (to arrive) ; zhōu (circuit) ; zǒu (walk) ; zuò (seat) ; zuò (sit)
Also uses yòu component: bào (to announce) (to pass) ; duì (right) ; (to send out) ; fǎn (contrary) ; (clothes) ; hàn (chinese) ; huān (merry) ; (and) ; (fowl) ; jiān (difficult) ; nán (difficult) ; (to take) ; shòu (to receive) ; shù (tree) ; shuāng (pair) ; yǒu (friend) ; (pool) ; zhī (to support)

Sounds same

shèng (victory)

Different tone

shēng (produce) ; shēng ; shēng (sound)

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