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Shen may refer to:
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Shen (Chinese religion)
''Shen'' () is a Chinese language, Chinese word with senses of Deity, deities, Divinity, divinities, or Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits. The Japanese language, Japanese equivalent is ''kami'', as in Shinto, Shintoism. This single Chinese t ...
(神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional Chinese medicine; term for god or spirit
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Shen (clam-monster) (蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mirages
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Shenendehowa Central School District, abbreviated as Shen
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Shen ring
In ancient Egypt, a shen ring was a circle with a line tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylised loop of a rope, bound to a stick. The tool used by builders and architects. Shen rings can most often be seen in the clutches of Horu ...
, an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol, a form of cartouche
Surnames
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Shěn (surname)
Shěn is the Mandarin Hanyu pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the Chinese surname .
Shen is the 14th surname in the Song dynasty, Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames'' also colloquially known as the "common Chinese person" in text & ...
, Chinese surname Shen (沈)
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Shēn (surname)
Shēn is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname .
Shen is the 298th surname in the Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames''.
Romanisation
申 is romanised as Shin () in Korean and Thân in Vietnamese.
Distribution
Shen is unlisted among ...
, Chinese surname Shen (申)
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Shèn (surname)
Shèn is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname and / .
Shen is the 340th surname in the Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames''.
Romanisation
慎 is romanised as Thận in Vietnamese.
/ can also be read as Chèn.
Distribution
Shen was ...
, Chinese surname Shen (慎)
Places
* Shen, an ancient place in Israel/Palestine (mentioned in )
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Shen County
Shen County (), or Shenxian, is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the south and southwest and Hebei to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Liaoc ...
(莘县), in Shandong, China
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State of Shen, (申国) Chinese vassal state during the Zhou dynasty
* Shen (申) or Shēnchéng (申城, City of Shen), an alternate name of
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
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Shenyang
Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...
(沈阳), a city in Liaoning, China
Entertainment
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Shen (character), a character in ''Ender's Game''
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Shén, a fictional race from the world of Tékumel
* Shen, a character from ''
Blade: The Series''
* Shen, Original Shen or OriginalShen, video game broadcaster on
Twitch
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Lord Shen, a character from ''Kung Fu Panda 2''
*Master Shen, a character from ''
Mortal Kombat: Deception''
* Tang Shen, a
character from the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise
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Shen (cartoonist), creator of ''Shen Comix'' and ''Bluechair''
See also
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Sheng (disambiguation) Sheng may refer to:
Chinese culture
* Sheng (instrument) (笙), a Chinese wind instrument
* Sheng (surname) (盛), a Chinese surname
* Sheng (Chinese opera), a major role in Chinese opera
* Sheng (volume) (升), ancient Chinese unit of volume, ...
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