Chinese words pronounced shen (any tone) 45 words, in the 4 tones shen is read in. shēn (1st tone) 25 words 身(shēn) body 深(shēn) deep 伸(shēn) stretch 屾(shēn) two mountains standing next to each other 参(shēn) ginseng 申(shēn) extend 砷(shēn) arsenic 珅(shēn) kind of jade 绅(shēn) member of gentry 诜(shēn) inform 妽(shēn) (used in female names) 糁(shēn) grits 身(shēn) body 深(shēn) deep 伸(shēn) stretch 屾(shēn) two mountains standing next to each other 參(shēn) ginseng 申(shēn) extend 砷(shēn) arsenic 珅(shēn) kind of jade 紳(shēn) member of gentry 詵(shēn) inform 妽(shēn) (used in female names) 糝(shēn) grits All 25 words pronounced shēn shén (2nd tone) 2 words 神(shén) god 什(shén) what 神(shén) god 什(shén) what shěn (3rd tone) 8 words 审(shěn) examine 婶(shěn) wife of father's younger brother 沈(shěn) juice 哂(shěn) smile 谂(shěn) know 矧(shěn) (interrog.) 瞫(shěn) surname Shen 谉(shěn) investigate 審(shěn) examine 嬸(shěn) wife of father's younger brother 瀋(shěn) juice 哂(shěn) smile 諗(shěn) know 矧(shěn) (interrog.) 瞫(shěn) surname Shen 讅(shěn) investigate shèn (4th tone) 10 words 甚(shèn) excessive 肾(shèn) kidney 慎(shèn) careful 渗(shèn) seep 椹(shèn) used in 桑椹 sāngshèn 蜃(shèn) giant clam 胂(shèn) arsine 瘆(shèn) terrify 脤(shèn) sacrificial meat 葚(shèn) used in 桑葚 sāngshèn 甚(shèn) excessive 腎(shèn) kidney 慎(shèn) careful 滲(shèn) seep 椹(shèn) used in 桑椹 sāngshèn 蜃(shèn) giant clam 胂(shèn) arsine 瘮(shèn) terrify 脤(shèn) sacrificial meat 葚(shèn) used in 桑葚 sāngshèn Often confused with shen sheng in any tone 21 words