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圣

shèng

Other characters with the syllable sheng: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • bound formpeerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)
  • bound formpeerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc)
  • bound formholy; sacred
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  • (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
  • variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]

Example

圣诞节近了。

Christmas drew near.

From 圣诞节 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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