shen

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See also: shén, shèn, Shén, shēn, and shěn

Mandarin

Romanization

shen

  1. Nonstandard spelling of shēn.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of shén.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of shěn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of shèn.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sin.

Pronunciation

Determiner

shen

  1. (used with the definite article) that
    yn fer shenthat man

Pronoun

shen

  1. that
    Shen my voir.
    That is my mother.

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
shen hen
after "yn", çhen
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish cien.

Numeral

shen

  1. hundred (100)