Chinese words pronounced sheng (any tone) 21 words, in the 4 tones sheng is read in. shēng (1st tone) 9 words 生(shēng) grow 声(shēng) sound 升(shēng) ascend 笙(shēng) sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes 牲(shēng) domestic animal 甥(shēng) nephew 泩(shēng) rising of water 呏(shēng) gallon 鼪(shēng) stoat 生(shēng) grow 聲(shēng) sound 昇(shēng) ascend 陞(shēng) ascend 笙(shēng) sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes 牲(shēng) domestic animal 甥(shēng) nephew 泩(shēng) rising of water 呏(shēng) gallon 鼪(shēng) stoat shéng (2nd tone) 2 words 绳(shéng) rope 渑(shéng) name of a river in Shandong 繩(shéng) rope 澠(shéng) name of a river in Shandong shěng (3rd tone) 3 words 省(shěng) save 眚(shěng) error 㗂(shěng) tight-lipped 省(shěng) save 眚(shěng) error 㗂(shěng) tight-lipped shèng (4th tone) 7 words 胜(shèng) victory 乘(shèng) four 圣(shèng) peerless 盛(shèng) flourishing 剩(shèng) remain 嵊(shèng) used in 嵊泗 shèngsì 晟(shèng) brightness of sun 勝(shèng) victory 乘(shèng) four 聖(shèng) peerless 盛(shèng) flourishing 剩(shèng) remain 嵊(shèng) used in 嵊泗 shèngsì 晟(shèng) brightness of sun Often confused with sheng shen in any tone 45 words