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圣
聖
shèng
1. holy
2. sacred
3. saint
4. sage
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

圣
shèng
holy, sacred; sage, saint
HSK 6 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

亚圣
yàshèng
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius [[孟子<Mèngzǐ>]] in Confucian studies
入圣
rùshèng
to become an arhat (Buddhism)
大圣
dàshèng
great sage
书圣
Shūshèng
great calligraphy master
朝圣
cháoshèng
to make a pilgrimage
武圣
WǔShèng
the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu [[關羽|关羽<GuānYǔ>]])
神圣
shénshèng
divine
HSK 6
穆圣
Mùshèng
Prophet Muhammad
圣上
shèngshàng
courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
圣事
shèngshì
Holy sacrament
圣人
shèngrén
saint
圣代
shèngdài
sundae (ice cream dessert with toppings) (loanword)
圣像
shèngxiàng
icon
圣僧
shèngsēng
senior monk
圣典
shèngdiǎn
sacred writing
圣化
shènghuà
sanctify
圣君
shèngjūn
sage
圣哲
shèngzhé
sage
圣地
shèngdì
holy land (of a religion)
圣城
shèngchéng
Holy City

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
959
Word Frequency Rank
395 of 84,292

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