Chinese Word: 蜃 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蜃

Pinyin: shèn

English Definition: giant clam; (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings

Chinese Definition:
①蛤蜊：蜃景(亦称“海市蜃楼”)。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:辰 indicates the sound; 虫 (mollusk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 辰 [ chén ] early morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk

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Example Words

	海市蜃楼	hǎi shì shèn lóu	mirage (lit. or fig.)
	蜃景	shèn jǐng	mirage

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Example Sentences

1		tā 它 jǐn jǐn 仅仅 zhǐ shì 只是 yǐ é chuán é 以讹传讹、 chuān záo fù huì 穿凿附会 de 的 “ xíng xiàng 形象 zhī 之 shèn 蜃 ” 、 “ zì zūn 自尊 zhī 之 shèn 蜃 ” ma 吗？ Are they sheer "image-boosting and confidence-raising" illusions made up of a hodge-podge of sketchy proofs spread by word of mouth?
2		zhè 这 shì 是 yī gè 一个 yuè 月 yuán 圆 shí 时， shèn 蜃 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 yǐ 已 jiē jìn 接近 fān chuán 帆船 tā 它 chōng chì 充斥 chuán bó 船舶 tuō zǒu 拖走 tā 它 xíng bù tōng 行不通 de 的。 It was a full moon, when the sea serpent appeared near the sailing vessel it gripped the ship and towed it nowhere.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 shèn 蜃 xiàng 像 xiào yìng 效应， zài 在 dà qì 大气 fēn céng 分层 de 的 wēn dù 温度 zào chéng 造成 dà qì 大气 mì dù 密度 jù liè 剧烈 biàn huà 变化 shí 时 zuì wéi 最为 xiǎn zhù 显著。 The effects are most pronounced when temperature layers in the atmosphere produce sharp changes in air density and refractive index.
4		zhāi yào 摘要： zhēn duì 针对 háng bān 航班 liú 流 shèn 蜃 jī zēng 激增 zào chéng 造成 de 的 háng bān 航班 yán chí 延迟 wèn tí 问题， tí chū 提出 le 了 jǐ zhòng 几种 háng bān 航班 duì liè 队列 diào dù 调度 suàn fǎ 算法。 Absrtact: Flights traffic increasing causes the problem of flight delays. This paper makes several flights queue scheduling algorithms.
5		qí shí 其实， yuè liang 月亮 tè shū 特殊 de 的 wài guān 外观 shì 是 lái zì 来自 dà qì 大气 zhé shè 折射 suǒ 所 chǎn shēng 产生 de 的 duō chóng 多重 yǐng xiàng 影像 huò 或 chēng 称 shèn 蜃 xiàng 像， lèi sì 类似 rì chū 日出 huò 或 rì luò 日落 shí 时 suǒ 所 jiàn dào 见到 de 的 shèn 蜃 xiàng 像。 Of course, the Moon's distorted appearance is due to the unusual bending ( refraction) of light rays creating multiple images or mirages, similar to sunset and sunrise mirages.

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1		tā 它 jǐn jǐn 仅仅 zhǐ shì 只是 yǐ é chuán é 以讹传讹、 chuān záo fù huì 穿凿附会 de 的 “ xíng xiàng 形象 zhī 之 shèn 蜃 ” 、 “ zì zūn 自尊 zhī 之 shèn 蜃 ” ma 吗？ Are they sheer "image-boosting and confidence-raising" illusions made up of a hodge-podge of sketchy proofs spread by word of mouth?
2		zhè 这 shì 是 yī gè 一个 yuè 月 yuán 圆 shí 时， shèn 蜃 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 yǐ 已 jiē jìn 接近 fān chuán 帆船 tā 它 chōng chì 充斥 chuán bó 船舶 tuō zǒu 拖走 tā 它 xíng bù tōng 行不通 de 的。 It was a full moon, when the sea serpent appeared near the sailing vessel it gripped the ship and towed it nowhere.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 shèn 蜃 xiàng 像 xiào yìng 效应， zài 在 dà qì 大气 fēn céng 分层 de 的 wēn dù 温度 zào chéng 造成 dà qì 大气 mì dù 密度 jù liè 剧烈 biàn huà 变化 shí 时 zuì wéi 最为 xiǎn zhù 显著。 The effects are most pronounced when temperature layers in the atmosphere produce sharp changes in air density and refractive index.
4		zhāi yào 摘要： zhēn duì 针对 háng bān 航班 liú 流 shèn 蜃 jī zēng 激增 zào chéng 造成 de 的 háng bān 航班 yán chí 延迟 wèn tí 问题， tí chū 提出 le 了 jǐ zhòng 几种 háng bān 航班 duì liè 队列 diào dù 调度 suàn fǎ 算法。 Absrtact: Flights traffic increasing causes the problem of flight delays. This paper makes several flights queue scheduling algorithms.
5		qí shí 其实， yuè liang 月亮 tè shū 特殊 de 的 wài guān 外观 shì 是 lái zì 来自 dà qì 大气 zhé shè 折射 suǒ 所 chǎn shēng 产生 de 的 duō chóng 多重 yǐng xiàng 影像 huò 或 chēng 称 shèn 蜃 xiàng 像， lèi sì 类似 rì chū 日出 huò 或 rì luò 日落 shí 时 suǒ 所 jiàn dào 见到 de 的 shèn 蜃 xiàng 像。 Of course, the Moon's distorted appearance is due to the unusual bending ( refraction) of light rays creating multiple images or mirages, similar to sunset and sunrise mirages.

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