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kū / shèng · holy, sacred

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Readings & meanings

圣 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

kū

(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

shèng

(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy

神圣shén shèng · divine
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5Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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土Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 圣

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shèng(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy
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Example sentences

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Méi yǒu shén me shì shén shèng de.没有什么是神圣的。

Nothing is holy.

Source: Tatoeba #6822540 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén fēi shèng xián, shú néng wú guò.人非圣贤，孰能无过。

To err is human.

Source: Tatoeba #13895002 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ nìngyuàn gēn zuì rén xiào yě bú yuàn gēn shèng rén kū.我宁愿跟罪人笑也不愿跟圣人哭。

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.

Source: Tatoeba #8881255 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè shén shèng de yí shì zài zhuāng yán de miào yǔ zhōng jǔ xíng.一个神圣的仪式在庄严的庙宇中举行。

A sacred ritual took place in the magnificent temple.

Source: Tatoeba #332779 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guò jǐ tiān jiù shì shèng dàn jié le.过几天就是圣诞节了。

Christmas is only a few days away.

Source: Tatoeba #1872565 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gěi le wǒ yí gè hěn bàng de shèng dàn lǐ wù.他给了我一个很棒的圣诞礼物。

He gave me a nice Christmas present.

Source: Tatoeba #343671 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 圣 in context

  1. Say kū / shèng, then recall the core meaning: holy, sacred.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 神圣 (shén shèng), meaning “divine”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 圣 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.