| 1 | 沈阳 | 瀋陽 | shěn yáng | Shen3 yang2 | Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天 , Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden | | |
| 2 | 沈 | 瀋 | shěn | shen3 | surname Shen; place name; liquid; to pour | | |
| 3 | 沈括 | 沈括 | shěn kuò | Shen3 Kuo4 | Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author of Dream Pool Essays 梦溪笔谈 | | |
| 4 | 沈约 | 沈約 | shěn yuē | Shen3 Yue1 | Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁 , compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋书 | | |
| 5 | 沈莹 | 沈瑩 | shěn yíng | Shen3 Ying2 | Shen ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of Seaboard geographic gazetteer 临海水土志 | | |
| 6 | 沈腰潘鬓 | 沈腰潘鬢 | shěn yāo pān bìn | shen3 yao1 pan1 bin4 | slender frame and graying temples (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 沈阳市 | 沈陽市 | shěn yáng shì | Shen3 yang2 shi4 | Shenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天 , Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden; Shenyang prefecture level city and capital of Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天 , Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden | | |
| 8 | 沈阳故宫 | 瀋陽故宮 | shěn yáng gù gōng | Shen3 yang2 Gu4 gong1 | Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum | | |
| 9 | 沈丘县 | 沈丘縣 | shěn qiū xiàn | Shen3 qiu1 xian4 | Shenqiu county in Zhoukou 周口 , Henan | | |
| 10 | 沈丘 | 沈丘 | shěn qiū | Shen3 qiu1 | Shenqiu county in Zhoukou 周口 , Henan | | |
| 11 | 沈河区 | 沈河區 | shěn hé qū | Shen3 he2 qu1 | Shenhe district of Shenyang city 沈阳市 , Liaoning | | |
| 12 | 沈河 | 沈河 | shěn hé | Shen3 he2 | Shenhe district of Shenyang city 沈阳市 , Liaoning | | |
| 13 | 沈国放 | 沈國放 | shěn guó fàng | Shen3 Guo2 fang4 | Shen Guofang (1952-), PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs (2003-2005) | | |
| 14 | 沈复 | 沈復 | shěn fù | Shen3 Fu4 | Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six records of a floating life 浮生六记 | | |
| 15 | 沈从文 | 沈從文 | shěn cóng wén | Shen3 Cong2 wen2 | Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist | | |
| 16 | 沈北新区 | 沈北新區 | shěn běi xīn qū | Shen3 bei3 xin1 qu1 | Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 沈阳市 , Liaoning | | |
| 17 | 沈北新 | 沈北新 | shěn běi xīn | Shen3 bei3 xin1 | Shenbeixin district of Shenyang city 沈阳市 , Liaoning | | |
| 18 | 沈葆祯 | 沈葆禎 | shěn bǎo zhēn | Shen3 Bao3 zhen1 | Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政学堂 in 1866; Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政学堂 in 1866 | | |