shēng
traditional

How to write (shēng) in Chinese

(pinyin: shēng, written "sheng" or "sheng") means sound, noise; voice, tone, music. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • sound, noise; voice, tone, music

Stroke order

Examples

空气里有香的味道,僧人低声诵经,偶尔传来几声木鱼的敲击。
kōng qì lǐ yǒu xiāng de wèi dào, sēng rén dī shēng sòng jīng, ǒu ěr chuán lái jǐ shēng mù yú de qiāo jī.
The air smelled of incense, monks chanted softly, and occasionally came the knocking of a wooden fish drum.
狐狸对乌鸦说:你的羽毛真漂亮,声音一定也很好听。请你唱一首歌吧。
hú li duì wū yā shuō: nǐ de yǔ máo zhēn piào liang, shēng yīn yí dìng yě hěn hǎo tīng. qǐng nǐ chàng yì shǒu gē ba.
The fox said to the crow: your feathers are beautiful, your voice must be lovely too. Please sing a song.
他大声喊:"狼来了!狼来了!" 山下的农民们听到后,马上跑上山来帮他。可是当他们到了山上,发现根本没有狼。男孩看着他们慌张的样子,笑得合不拢嘴。
tā dà shēng hǎn: "láng lái le! láng lái le!" shān xià de nóng mín men tīng dào hòu, mǎ shàng pǎo shàng shān lái bāng tā. kě shì dāng tā men dào le shān shang, fā xiàn gēn běn méi yǒu láng. nán hái kàn zhe tā men huāng zhāng de yàng zi, xiào de hé bù lǒng zuǐ.
He shouted loudly: "The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming!" The farmers below heard him and immediately ran up the mountain to help. But when they got there, they found there was no wolf at all. The boy watched their panicked faces and laughed until he couldn't close his mouth.

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