shen

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== shen (plural shens or shen) A deity or a spirit, in Chinese folk religion. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== shen (plural shens or shen) (mythology) In Chinese mythology, a shapeshifting dragon or shellfish-type sea monster believed to create mirages. === See also === shen ring == Mandarin == === Romanization === shen nonstandard spelling of shēn nonstandard spelling of shén nonstandard spelling of shěn nonstandard spelling of shèn ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Manx == === Etymology === From Old Irish sin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃen/, [ʃɛn], [ʃɛᵈn] === Determiner === shen (used with the definite article) that yn fer shen ― that man === Pronoun === shen that ==== Derived terms ==== er shen voish shen === Mutation === == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Spanish cien. === Numeral === shen hundred (100)