神
shén
god; deity
God; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing
divine rites (礻) + sound (申) = god, spirit, the supernatural
The 礻 radical (a variant of 示, the spirit tablet) anchors this character firmly in the sacred, covering everything from gods and deities to mysterious energy and lively expression. 申 mainly gives the sound shén and does not carry the spiritual meaning.
这个孩子的眼睛很有神。
zhè ge hái zi de yǎn jing hěn yǒu shén。
This child's eyes are very lively and expressive.
古人相信山里住着神。
gǔ rén xiāng xìn shān lǐ zhù zhe shén。
Ancient people believed that gods lived in the mountains.
Words with 神
神体
shén tǐ
Godhead
运神
yùn shén
to concentrate
酒神
jiǔ shén
Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus
酬神
chóu shén
to offer thanks to the gods
钱可通神
qián kě tōng shén
with money, you can do anything (idiom)
钱能通神
qián néng tōng shén
money is all-powerful
门神
mén shén
door god
闭目养神
bì mù yǎng shén
to relax with one's eyes closed
雅拉神山
yǎ lā shén shān
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
雅拉香波神山
yǎ lā xiāng bō shén shān
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
雷神
léi shén
god of thunder (Chinese Leigong 雷公[Lei2 gong1], Norse Thor 索爾|索尔[Suo3 er3], Greek Zeus 宙斯[Zhou4 si1] etc)
雷神之锤
léi shén zhī chuí
Quake (video game series)