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

meaning for shèng:

  • - holy
  • - sacred
  • - saint
  • - sagedivine
  • - hallow
  • - holy
  • - sacredholy land (of a religion)
  • - sacred place
  • - shrine
  • - holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc)
  • - center of historic interestsaint
  • - sage
  • - refers to Confucius 孔子
  • - the current reigning EmperorHoly Bible
  • - the Confucian classics
  • - Classifiers: 本 sacred fire
  • - Olympic flame