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圣

shèng

holy, sacred; sage, saint

💡 Ideographic: Simplified form of 聖; a king 王 of listening 耳  and speaking口
HSK 6 5 strokes Very Common (10%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

又
yòu
and, also, again, in addition
土
tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
⿱又土 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4 5

Component Tree i

yòu
又
and, also, again, in addition
📷 Pictographic: A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左
2 strokes HSK 3
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 圣 (179)

shénshèng
神圣 ↗
HSK 6
divine / hallow / holy / sacred
shèng
圣 ↗
holy / sacred / saint / sage
rùshèng
入圣 ↗
to become an arhat (Buddhism)
Xiàoshèngxiàn
孝圣宪 ↗
Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng [[雍正<Yōngzhèng>]] and mother of Emperor Qianlong [[乾隆<Qiánlóng>]]
Fǎnshèngyīng
反圣婴 ↗
La Niña (counterpart of El Niño in meteorology)
JīdūShèngtǐjié
基督圣体节 ↗
Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
Kǒngshèngrén
孔圣人 ↗
the Sage Confucius
BókēShèngdì
博科圣地 ↗
Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
Sūndàshèng
孙大圣 ↗
Great-Sage Sun / Sun Wukong [[孫悟空|孙悟空<SūnWùkōng>]]
shānzhōngshèngxùn
山中圣训 ↗
the Sermon on the Mount
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