Dong Chinese dictionary

shèn

act with care

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound. Simplified form of 昚.

Components

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

真 Sound component

zhēn

real

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shèn

act with care, be cautious; careful; cautious

shèn

old variant of 慎[shèn]

Most common words with 慎

Sources