聖
U+8056
13 STROKES
Entry·pron. shèng
ㄕㄥˋ
“A sage or saint; holy or sacred; a person of peerless wisdom or virtue; a master of a skill; relating to an emperor.”
Taiwan rank
#1,125
Radical
耳ear
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 神聖divine; sacred; holy; hallowed; of supreme dignity and inviolable sanctity.
- 聖經ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥthe Bible; the Christian holy scriptures (Old and New Testaments); (archaic or literary) the Confucian classics
- 聖人ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊa sage; a person of perfect virtue; Confucius (as an honorific); (archaic) a respectful term for a monarch; (Buddhism) a saintly practitioner beyond ordinary rebirth
- 聖母ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇthe Virgin Mary; a goddess; a revered empress dowager or imperial birth mother; a compassionate woman or deity who protects the people
- 朝聖ㄔㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋto make a pilgrimage; to visit a sacred site or holy place as an act of devotion
- 聖誕ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋChristmas; birthday of a revered figure such as Jesus, Buddha, or Confucius; in Taiwan, also the birthday of a deity or sage.}
- 聖地ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋa holy place; a sacred site; a place of pilgrimage; a holy city
- 聖誕節ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊChristian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25; major Western festive occasion in Taiwan and worldwide
- 聖旨ㄕㄥˋ ㄓˇimperial edict; a formal decree issued by the emperor in ancient China
- 萬聖節ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊCatholic feast honoring saints and martyrs on November 1; in Taiwan, the evening of October 31 is popularly treated as a Western-style Halloween influenced by commerce, distinct from the original holy meaning.
- 陳學聖
- 聖地牙哥
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