沈 (Shěn): surname Shen, (literary) juice
沈 (Shěn) is a Chinese character meaning “surname shen.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 氵 (water). It ranks #3652 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- surname Shen
- (literary) juice
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沈国放 | shěn guó fàng | Shen Guofang (1952-), PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs (2003-2005) |
| 沈从文 | shěn cóng wén | Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist |
| 沈北新区 | shěn běi xīn qū | Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning |
| 沈河区 | shěn hé qū | Shenhe, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 沈阳市 | shěn yáng shì | Shenyang, sub-provincial city and capital of Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] |
| 沈约 | shěn yuē | Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the S... |
| 沈复 | shěn fù | Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六記|浮生六记[Fu2 Sheng1 Liu4 Ji4] |
| 沈阳故宫 | shěn yáng gù gōng | Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (162... |
| 沈阳 | shěn yáng | see 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4] |
| 沈河 | shěn hé | see 瀋河區|沈河区[Shen3 he2 Qu1] |
| 沈葆桢 | shěn bǎo zhēn | Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuan2 zheng4 Xue2 tang2]... |
| 沈括 | shěn kuò | Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author of Dream Pool Essays 夢溪筆談|梦溪笔... |
| 辽沈战役 | liáo shěn zhàn yì | Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end... |
| 沈丘县 | shěn qiū xiàn | Shenqiu, a county in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan |
| 沈丘 | shěn qiū | see 沈丘縣|沈丘县[Shen3 qiu1 Xian4] |
沈 appears in 16 compound words: 94 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
这条沈流经三个省份，滋养了沿岸的农田。
zhè tiáo Shěn liú jīng sān gè shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .
The Shen River flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmland along its banks.
全国人大代表沈昌健:泥土里育“金种” 田埂上传“农声”
quán guó rén dà dài biǎo Shěn chāng jiàn : ní tǔ lǐ yù jīn zhǒng tián 埂 shàng chuán nóng shēng
Shen Changjian, a National People's Congress deputy: Cultivating "golden seeds" in the soil and sharing the "voices of farmers" from the fields
...美股为何如此诡异?七巨头陷入困局,原本死沈的消费股却大涨!剧烈震荡已不远?
. . . měi gǔ wéi hé rú cǐ guǐ yì ? qī jù tóu xiàn rù kùn jú , yuán běn sǐ Shěn de xiāo fèi gǔ què dà zhǎng ! jù liè zhèn dàng yǐ bù yuǎn ?
...Why Are U.S. Stocks So Unpredictable? The "Big Seven" Are in a Bind, Yet Consumer Stocks—Once Stagnant—Are Soaring! Is a Major Market Turmoil Just Around the Corner?
沈桂贤:饮酒养猪不是问题!砂拉越多元包容才...
Shěn guì xián : yǐn jiǔ yǎng zhū bù shì wèn tí ! shā lā yuè duō yuán bāo róng cái . . .
Shen Guixian: Drinking and raising pigs isn’t a problem! It’s Sarawak’s diversity and inclusivity that...
在春晚与沈腾马丽同框的机器人 在全国100多个地方...
zài chūn wǎn yǔ Shěn téng mǎ lí tóng kuàng de jī qì rén zài quán guó 1 0 0 duō gè dì fāng . . .
The robot that appeared alongside Shen Teng and Ma Li on the Spring Festival Gala has been spotted in over 100 locations across the country...
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