Sheng may refer to:

Chinese culture

Sheng (instrument) The ( zh, c=笙) is a Chinese mouth-blown polyphonic free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes. It is one of the oldest Chinese instruments, with images depicting its kind dating back to 1100 BCE, and there are original instruments ...

(笙), a Chinese wind instrument *

Sheng (surname) Sheng is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written with the Chinese character . Sheng is a rare Chinese surname that is widely distributed but with a relatively small population. The origin of the surname can ...

(盛), a Chinese surname *

Sheng (Chinese opera) The is a role type in Chinese opera for dignified and respectable male characters such as Confucianism, Confucian scholars, nobles, or heads of households. They may be portrayed by actors of either sex. Subtypes The has numerous subtypes. The ...

, a major role in Chinese opera *

Sheng (volume) The Chinese sheng ( zh, c=升, p=shēng), called sho in Japan and seung in Korea, also called Chinese liter, is a traditional unit of volume in East Asia. It originated from China and was later adapted by Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Vietnam and o ...

(升), ancient Chinese unit of volume, approximately 1 liter * Sheng pu'er, a type of

pu-erh tea ''Pu'er'' or ''pu-erh'' is a variety of fermented tea traditionally produced in Yunnan Province, China. Pu- erh tea is made from the leaves of the Yunnan tea plant ''Camellia sinensis var. assamica'', which is a specific variety of tea plant t ...

Provinces of China Provinces ( zh, c=省, p=Shěng) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC and one prov ...

(省), administrative divisions called ''shěng'' in Mandarin

East African culture

Sheng slang Sheng is primarily a Swahili and English-based cant, slang, perhaps a mixed language or creole, originating among the urban youth of Nairobi, Kenya, and influenced by many of the languages spoken there. While primarily a language of urban yo ...

, a slang dialect of the Swahili language

Chinese culture

East African culture

See also