Shen
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Shen can refer to:
- Shen (Chinese religion)Shen (Chinese religion)Shen is a keyword in Chinese philosophy, Chinese religion, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.-Pronunciation:Shén is the Modern Standard Chinese pronunciation of 神 "spirit; god, deity; spiritual, supernatural; awareness, consciousness etc". Reconstructions of shén in Middle Chinese Shen is a...
(神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, terms for God, and Traditional Chinese MedicineTraditional Chinese medicineTraditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy... - Shen (clam-monster)Shen (clam-monster)In Chinese mythology, the shen or chen is a shapeshifting dragon or sea monster believed to create mirages.-Meanings:Chinese classic texts use the word shen to mean "a large shellfish" that was associated with funerals and "an aquatic monster" that could change its shape, which was later...
(蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mirages - Shenendehowa Central School DistrictShenendehowa Central School DistrictThe Shenendehowa Central School District is a public school district located in New York's Capital Region. The district's main campus is located off NY 146 in Clifton Park, and is home to eight of the districts 12 schools, in five buildings. The remaining four schools are so called "neighborhood...
, abbreviated as Shen - Shen ringShen ringA shen ring is a circle with a line at a tangent to it, which was represented in hieroglyphs as a stylised loop of a rope. The word shen itself means, in ancient Egyptian, encircle, while the shen ring represented eternal protection...
, an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol, a form of cartouche - ShenShen (programming language)Shen is a functional programming language developed by Dr. Mark Tarver and introduced in September 2011. It is a successor to Qi.Shen is a Lisp with pattern matching with guards, lambda calculus consistency, macros, optional lazy evaluation, optional static type checking, an integrated fully...
, a programming language introduced in 2011.
People
- Shen (surname)Shen (surname)Shen can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese family names 沈, 申, 慎.-Surname 沈:沈 is the 14th surname in the Hundred Family Surnames text...
(沈, 申, 慎), common Chinese surnames - Sinyan ShenSinyan ShenSinyan Shen is an American physicist and classical composer.-Life:Born in Singapore to the parents of Shanghai background, Sinyan Shen studied music at very early age and mastered the vertical fiddle family of instruments...
(沈星扬 or 沈星揚), an American physicist and classical composer - Shen XueShen XueShen Xue is a female Chinese pair skater. With her partner and husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.Shen and Zhao were the first...
(申雪), a Chinese figure skater - Shen BuhaiShen BuhaiShen Buhai was a Chinese bureaucrat who was the Chancellor of Han under Marquis Zhao of Han from 351 BC to 337 BC. Shen was born in the State of Zheng; he was likely to have been a minor official for the State of Zheng. After Han conquered Zheng in 375 BC, he rose up in the ranks of the Han...
(申不害), a Chinese philosopher - Shen DaoShen DaoShen Dao was an itinerant Chinese philosopher from Zhao, who was a scholar at the Jixia Academy in Qi. He is usually referred to as Shenzi 慎子.-Overview:...
(慎到), a Chinese philosopher - Shen Yi Chuan, a Chinese philosopher
- Shen Yang (disambiguation), multiple people
Places
- Shen CountyShen CountyShen County , or Shenxian, is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by Liaocheng City.The population was in 1999.-External links:*...
(莘县), in Shandong, China - State of Shen, (Simplified Chinese: 申国) Chinese vassal state during the Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
- Shēnchéng (申城) or "City of Shēn". An alternate name of the chinese city ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
- Shenqiu (沈丘), a city in Henan, China
- ShenyangShenyangShenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
(沈阳), a city in Liaoning, China
Entertainment
- Shen, a character in the video game League of LegendsLeague of LegendsThe BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom....
- the alias for Kami-Sama's disguised body in the manga of Dragon Ball and anime of Dragon Ball
- Shen (character), a character in Ender's Game
- Shen Woo, King of Fighters character
- ShenOne, once a hip hop producer out of Fort Collins, Colorado
- ShénShenShen can refer to:* Shen , a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, terms for God, and Traditional Chinese Medicine* Shen , a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mirages...
, a fictional race from the world of Tékumel - Swift (comics)Swift (comics)Swift is a fictional comic book superhero in the Wildstorm universe, published by DC Comics. Swift first appeared in Stormwatch #28 and was created by Jeff Mariotte and Ron Lim...
, a comic book character in Wildstorm, is named Shen Li-Min - Shen, a character from Blade: The SeriesBlade: The SeriesBlade: The Series is a 2006 American live-action television program based on the Marvel Comics character and film series. It premiered on Spike on June 28, 2006...
- Shen Shitou, a character from the 2009 film Lightning