圣(shèng)

HSK 65 strokesTrad. 聖

(literary) to dig with persistent effort…

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Character information

Pinyin
shèng
Meaning
(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
聖

Origin & structure

Where 圣 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱又土

Simplified form of 聖; a king 王 of listening 耳  and speaking口

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

又yòu土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 聖: A ruler 王 who speaks 口 and listens 耳

How to write 圣 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 圣

Common words using 圣 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shén神shèng圣
HSK 7-9

divine

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yà亚shèng圣

Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies

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rù入shèng圣

to become an arhat (Buddhism)

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dà大shèng圣

great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha

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sì四shèng圣dì谛

the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)

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cháo朝shèng圣

to make a pilgrimage

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cháo朝shèng圣zhě者

pilgrim

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wǔ武shèng圣

the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 关羽)

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神亚入大四谛朝者

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