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shēn
Meaning: xenon
💡 Gas extending (申) like xenon's glow.
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氠 (shēn) meaning in English —

The character 氠 (shēn) is a modern Chinese character created for the chemical element xenon. It combines the radical 气 (qì, meaning 'gas') with 申 (shēn, meaning 'extend'), suggesting the noble gas's properties. It appears in scientific contexts but is rare in everyday language.

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