Zi:神

神 [shén] spirit/god/deity (​天神); spirit/mind/essence (​精神); divine/magical/mysterious; esteemed/precious; (HDZ:) (​传​说) ​天神 … [shēn] (神​名) “神​荼”, ​音 “​申”

2 monosyllabic entries in The ABC Cantonese-English Dictionary (namespace Jyut):

►san4/2 ​神 b.f./char. ►jat1 nap1 san4/2 一粒神 ►san4 san4/2 dei2 神神哋
►san4 ​神 N. 〈environment:〉 lit. spirit, god, soul, divine essence; fig. 【See also 波神 bo1 san4, 車神 ce1 san4, 廚神 cyu4 san4, 賭神 dou2 san4, 歌神 go1 san4, 學神 hok6 san4, 夜遊神 je6 jau4 san4, 𦣇神 lo1 san4, 舞神 mou5 san4, 手神 sau2 san4, 衰神 seoi1 san4, 食神 sik6 san4, 醒神 sing2 san4, 還神 waan4 san4, 戰神 zin3 san4】 r.t. so. who personifies the essence of the preceding modifier ◆S.V. 【See also 神神哋 san4 san4/2 dei2】 (for an engine, electronic appliance, etc.) to be out of order, go on the blink; to break down, develop trouble ‖ gaa3 ce1 san4 zo2 架車神咗 The automobile has broken down ‖ gaa3 din6 si6 mui5 ci3 san4 hei2 soeng5 lai4 zau6 jat1 zan6 coi2 sik1 jat1 zan6 hak1 baak6 架電視每次神起上嚟就一陣彩色一陣黑白 Every time the TV goes on the blink, the picture shifts between color and black and white

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

►¹shén ​神 {B} n. ①god; deity; divinity ‖ Wǒ bụ̀ xìn ∼. 我不信∼。 I'm an atheist. ②spirit; soul; mind ③expression; look ④Surname ◆b.f. ①vitality; energy ►jīngshen 精神 ②nerve ►¹shénjīng 神经 ③supernatural; magical ►¹shénqí 神奇 ◆s.v. 〈environment:〉 topo. smart; clever ◆adv. exuberantly; boisterously

The character 神 (9 strokes) is an abbrev. of old forms such as ​𥚞 (12 strokes), replacing the old right-side component ​𦥔 (8 strokes) with its abbrev. form ​申 (5 strokes); formerly wr. ​𥛃 (14 strokes), with an older form ​𢑚 (10 strokes) of the right-side component ​申; the left-side component ​礻 (4 strokes) is short for ​示 (5 strokes).
    The Shuōwén Seal form of 神(​􀀢​𥛃​𥚞) shén ‘spirit/god’ combines ​礻(​示 shì) ‘heavens/rites’, and ​申(​􂥽​𢑚​􂥻​𦥔​􂥼​𦦀) shēn (phonosemantic): the myriad living things descend from the gods of heaven and earth, as lightning descends from the heavens; formerly also wr. ​䰠(​􁣠​𩳱​𩴋), ​㑗(​􁙉), ​𥙍/​𥛠/​𥜩/​𤕊.
    Compare: ​电/​電(​􁿙​𩃓) diàn ‘thunderbolt/lightning’, in which ​电/​申(​􂥻​𦥔) shēn (phonosemantic).
    Note: The SW gloss of ​申(​􂥻​𦥔) begins with a pun on 神(​􀀢​𥛃) shén ‘spirit/god’ (earth god, of the descending lightning bolt); cf. ​申.
    “[神] Spirit, spiritual; god; soul, mind, intelligence; vitality, force” —Karlgren(AD).
    HDZ: 神 : shén : (​传​说) ​天神, ​天​地​万​物​的​创​造​者​和​主​宰​者; ​精神 (​凝神, ​劳神, ​聚​精​会神); ​表​情, 神​志; ​肖​像; 神​奇, ​玄​妙 (神​机​妙​算, 神​医, 神​品); ​尊​重, ​珍​贵; ​治​理; ​谨​慎; ​陈​列; (​方​言) (​威​风; ​入神; ​聪​明); (​姓) • shēn : (神​名) “神​荼”, ​音 “​申”
    HDC: ​天神 : ​天​上​诸神, ​包​括​主​宰​宇​宙​之神​及​主​司​日​月、​星​辰、​风​雨、​生​命​等神; 神​仙
    HDC: 神​仙/​僊 : 神​话​传​说​中​的​人​物, ​超​人​的​能​力, ​可​以​超​脱​尘​世, ​长​生​不​老; (​宫​殿​名)
    HDC: 神​話 : ​反​映​古​代​人​民​对​世​界​起​源、​自​然​现​象​及​社​会​生​活​的​原​始​理​解​的​故​事​和​传​说, ​它​虽​不​是​现​实​生​活​的​科​学​的​反​映, ​但​也​表​现​了​人​们​对​自​然​力​的​斗​争​和​对​理​想​的​追​求, … (cf. ​嫦​娥, ​吴​刚, ​牛​郎, ​织​女, ​愚​公​移​山); ​无​稽​之​谈 (​毛​泽​东)
    HDC: 神​象/​像 : 神​灵​的​形​象; 神​鸟​的​形​象, ​凤​凰; 神​的​图​像、​塑​像
    HDC: 神​靈 : (​总​称) 神; ​魂​魄; ​威​灵, ​圣​明; 神​异
    HDC: ​精神 : ​人​的​精​气、​元神 (ant.​形​骸); ​人​的​意​识; ​实​质, ​要​旨, ​事​物​的​精​微​所​在; ​精​力​体​气; …; ​心神, 神​志; …
    HDC: ​元神 : ​大神, ​天​帝; (​道​家) ​人​的​灵​魂; ​精​力, ​精神
►references: Guǎngyùn:102.24; Karlgren:AD868,GSR385j; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:4.2392.1; Mathews:5716; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:842.03; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:135.1.06; EDOC:1
►components: ​礻​申​​𦥔
►Cantonese: sahn\
Shuōwén: ​􀀢(​𥛃)
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Unicode: U+795E
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