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shens

shens is the plural of shen.

Meaning of shen

Noun (1)

shen (plural shens or shen)

  1. A deity or a spirit, in Chinese folk religion.

Noun (2)

shen (plural shens or shen)

  1. In Chinese mythology, a shapeshifting dragon or shellfish-type sea monster believed to create mirages.

See all 5 meanings of shen

Proper noun capitalized: Shens

Shens

  1. (plural) plural of Shen

Questions about shens

What is shens the plural of?
Shens is the plural of shen.
What part of speech is shens?
Shens is a proper noun.

Words near shens in the dictionary

  1. Shenouda
  2. Shenoudas
  3. Shenoy
  4. Shenoys
  5. Shenqiu
  6. shens
  7. Shensi
  8. Shenstone
  9. Shenstonian
  10. shent
  11. shentleman

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shens (page history and authors); Shens (page history and authors); shen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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