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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 meanin ...

(神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional Chinese medicine; term for god or spirit *

Shen (clam-monster) In Chinese mythology, the shen or chen () is a shapeshifting dragon or shellfish-type sea monster believed to create mirages. Meanings The Chinese classics use the word ''shèn'' to mean "a large shellfish" that was associated with funerals and ...

(蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mirages *

Shenendehowa Central School District The Shenendehowa Central School District, often shortened to Shen, is a public school district located in New York's Capital District. The district's main campus is located off NY 146 in Clifton Park, and is home to eight of the district's 1 ...

, abbreviated as Shen *

Shen ring __NOTOC__ Shen may refer to: * Shen (Chinese religion) (神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional Chinese medicine; term for god or spirit * Shen (clam-monster) (蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mi ...

, an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol, a form of cartouche

Surnames

Shěn (surname) Shěn is the Mandarin Hanyu pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname . Shen is the 14th surname in the Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Romanisation 沈 is romanised as Sum, Sem, Sam, or Shum in Cantonese; Sim in Hokkien; Shim in Hakka ...

, the most common Chinese surname Shen (沈) *

Shēn (surname) Shēn is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname . Shen is the 298th surname in the Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Romanisation 申 is romanised as Shin () in Korean and Thân in Vietnamese. Distribution Shen is unlisted among t ...

, Chinese surname Shen (申) * Shèn (surname), Chinese surname Shen (慎)

Places

* Shen, an ancient place in Israel/Palestine (mentioned in ) *

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 Liaoc ...

(莘县), in Shandong, China *

State of Shen The State of Shen () was a Chinese vassal state during the Zhou dynasty (1046 – 221 BCE) ruled by the Jiāng family (姜) as an earldom. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn period the State of Shen was annexed by the State of Chu and becam ...

, (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 ...

* Shenyang (沈阳), a city in Liaoning, China

Entertainment

Shen (character) ''This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by to include characters from the First Formic War trilogy.'' This is a partial list of characters in the ''Ender's Game'' series. Wiggin family * Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is the prota ...

, a character in Ender's Game * 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 ...

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 television ...

, a character from ''Kung Fu Panda 2'' * Tang Shen, a character from the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise * Shen (cartoonist), creator of ''Shen Comix'' and ''Bluechair''

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Places

Entertainment

See also