Meaning
holy; sacred; saint; sage
Chinese: 神圣、圣人。崇高而有德。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “sheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 圣 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 神圣shén shèngdivine; hallow; holy; sacred
- 圣贤shèng xiána sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama
- 圣人shèng rénsage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint
- 圣上shèng shàngcourtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
- 大圣dà shènggreat sage; mahatma; king; emperor
Example Sentence
孔子被人们尊称为圣人。Kǒng zǐ bèi rén men zūn chēng wéi shèng rén.Confucius is honored by people as a sage.
孔Kǒnghole子zǐson被bèi(passive: by)人们rén menpeople尊称zūn chēngto address sb deferentiall为wéifor圣人shèng rénsage。