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Shen may refer to:
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Shen (Chinese religion)
''Shen'' (神) is the Chinese word for "deity", "spirit", heart, inclusive and community mind, or future mind. The Japanese equivalent is '' shin''. This single Chinese term expresses a range of similar, yet differing, meanings. The first meani ...
(神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional Chinese medicine; term for god or spirit
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Shen (clam-monster) (蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mirages
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Shenendehowa Central School District, abbreviated as Shen
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Shen ring, an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol, a form of cartouche
Surnames
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Shěn (surname), the most common Chinese surname Shen (沈)
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Shēn (surname), Chinese surname Shen (申)
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Shèn (surname)
Shèn is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname and / .
Shen is the 340th surname in the Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames''.
Romanisation
慎 is romanised as Thận in Vietnamese.
/ can also be read as Chèn.
Distribution
Shen was ...
, Chinese surname Shen (慎)
Places
* Shen, an ancient place in Israel/Palestine (mentioned in )
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Shen County
Shen County (), or Shenxian, is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the south and southwest and Hebei to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Liao ...
(莘县), in Shandong, China
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State of Shen, (申国) Chinese vassal state during the Zhou dynasty
* Shen (申) or Shēnchéng (申城, City of Shen), an alternate name of
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
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Shenyang (沈阳), a city in Liaoning, China
Entertainment
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Shen (character), a character in Ender's Game
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Shén, a fictional race from the world of Tékumel
* Shen, a character from ''
Blade: The Series''
* Shen, Original Shen or OriginalShen, video game broadcaster on
Twitch
Twitch may refer to:
Biology
* Muscle contraction
** Convulsion, rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation
** Fasciculation, a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction
** Myoclonic twitch, a jerk usually caused by sudden muscle co ...
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Lord Shen
The following is a list of characters from the DreamWorks animated film media franchise '' Kung Fu Panda''. The franchise includes a film trilogy ('' Kung Fu Panda'', '' Kung Fu Panda 2'', and '' Kung Fu Panda 3''), a series of shorts and televisi ...
, a character from ''Kung Fu Panda 2''
* Tang Shen, a
character from the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise
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Shen (cartoonist), creator of ''Shen Comix'' and ''Bluechair''
See also
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Sheng (disambiguation)
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