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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Shen

  • 深deep; profound
  • 紳gentleman
  • 慎prudent, cautious, careful
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
S
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters深紳慎
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Shen in their name

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Shen is the Mandarin spelling of shēn or shèn, for example 深 ('profound') or 慎 ('prudent'); the meaning depends on the character chosen.

Possible characters for Shen

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 深

    deep; profound

    Mandarin shēn

  • 紳

    gentleman

    Mandarin shēn

  • 慎

    prudent, cautious, careful

    Mandarin shèn

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Shen

Shen is the Mandarin spelling of shēn or shèn. Characters with these readings include 深 ('deep; profound'), 紳 ('gentleman') and 慎 ('prudent'). One spelling can stand for several characters, so the real meaning depends on the character the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)
SyllablesShen

Chinese names with the syllable Shen

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 深 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 紳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 慎 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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