圣
shèng
(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)
(bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
hand (又) + earth (土) = peerless sage who shapes the world
A sage is one whose hand reaches down to shape the very earth — grounding wisdom in the world. The simplicity of the components mirrors the ancient ideal: true mastery flows from humble, earthy action.
孔子被后人尊为圣人。
kǒng zǐ bèi hòu rén zūn wéi shèng rén。
Confucius was revered by later generations as a sage.
这座山对当地人来说是圣地，不能随意进入。
zhè zuò shān duì dāng dì rén lái shuō shì shèng dì，bù néng suí yì jìn rù。
This mountain is sacred ground to the local people and cannot be entered casually.
Words with 圣
醉圣
zuì shèng
the Sage of intoxication
开漳圣王
kāi zhāng shèng wáng
Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
齐天大圣
qí tiān dà shèng
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
主保圣人
zhǔ bǎo shèng rén
patron saint
亚圣
yà shèng
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies
伊斯兰圣战组织
yī sī lán shèng zhàn zǔ zhī
Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
何方神圣
hé fāng shén shèng
who's this big shot?
入圣
rù shèng
to become an arhat (Buddhism)
博科圣地
bó kē shèng dì
Boko Haram, Islamic insurgent group in north Nigeria
反圣婴
fǎn shèng yīng
La Niña (counterpart of El Niño in meteorology)
四圣谛
sì shèng dì
the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
基督圣体节
jī dū shèng tǐ jié
Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)