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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 *

Shen (clam-monster) In Chinese mythology, the shen or chen () is a shapeshifting Chinese dragon, dragon or shellfish-type sea monster believed to create mirages. Meanings The Chinese classics use the word ''shèn'' to mean "a large shellfish" that was associated w ...

(蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mirages * Shenendehowa Central School District, abbreviated as Shen *

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

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) *

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) *

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 ) *

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 *

State of Shen Shen () was a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty ruled by the Jiang (姜) family as an earldom. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn period, the Shen state was annexed by the Chu state and became one of its counties. Territory Located around ...

, (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 ...

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

Shen (character) ''This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by to include characters from the First Formic War trilogy.'' This is a partial list of characters in the ''Ender's Game'' series. Wiggin family * Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is the protago ...

, a character in ''Ender's Game'' * 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 Twitch may refer to: Biology * Muscle contraction ** Convulsion, rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation ** Fasciculation, a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction ** Myoclonic twitch, a jerk usually caused by sudden muscle c ...

Lord Shen The following is a list of characters from the DreamWorks animated film media franchise ''Kung Fu Panda''. The franchise includes four films (''Kung Fu Panda'', ''Kung Fu Panda 2'', ''Kung Fu Panda 3'', and '' Kung Fu Panda 4''), a series of sho ...

, 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 * Shen (cartoonist), creator of ''Shen Comix'' and ''Bluechair''

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