圣

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; sacred

hand (又) + earth (土) = peerless sage who shapes the world

A sage is one whose hand reaches down to shape the very earth — grounding wisdom in the world. The simplicity of the components mirrors the ancient ideal: true mastery flows from humble, earthy action.

又+土→圣
又The right handSemantic
土EarthSemantic

孔子被后人尊为圣人。

kǒng zǐ bèi hòu rén zūn wéi shèng rén。

Confucius was revered by later generations as a sage.

这座山对当地人来说是圣地,不能随意进入。

zhè zuò shān duì dāng dì rén lái shuō shì shèng dì,bù néng suí yì jìn rù。

This mountain is sacred ground to the local people and cannot be entered casually.

Words with 圣

神圣

shén shèng

divine

圣乔治

shèng qiáo zhì

St George

圣歌

shèng gē

hymn

圣萨尔瓦多

shèng sà ěr wǎ duō

San Salvador, capital of El Salvador

圣餐

shèng cān

Holy Communion; Eucharist

圣何塞

shèng hé sài

San Jose

圣战

shèng zhàn

jihad

圣手

shèng shǒu

divine physician

圣地

shèng dì

holy land (of a religion)

圣神

shèng shén

feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor

齐天大圣

qí tiān dà shèng

Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]

醉圣

zuì shèng

the Sage of intoxication

More characters with 又

变发及仅侵丈