- 沈阳 shěnyáng ShenyangShenyang, the capital of [[辽宁省|遼寧省|liao2 ning2 sheng3]] Province; historically known as Mukden
- 沈阳市 shěnyángshì ShenyangShenyang, a sub-provincial city and the capital of [[辽宁省|遼寧省|liao2 ning2 sheng3]] Province in northeast China.
- 沈从文 shěncóngwén Shen CongwenShen Congwen (1902–1988), a famous modern Chinese writer and novelist known for works such as [[边城|邊城|bian1 cheng2]].
- 沈河区 shěnhéqū Shenhe DistrictShenhe, a district of Shenyang City in Liaoning Province
- 辽沈战役 liáoshěnzhànyì Liaoshen CampaignLiaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War
- 沈国放 shěnguófàng Shen GuofangShen Guofang (born 1952), a Chinese diplomat who served as the PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs from 2003 to 2005
- 沈丘县 shěnqiūxiàn Shenqiu countyShenqiu county in [[周口|周口|zhou1 kou3]], Henan province
- 沈丘 shěnqiū ShenqiuShenqiu county in Zhoukou [[周口|周口|zhou1 kou3]], Henan province
- 沈葆桢 shěnbǎozhēn Shen BaozhenShen Baozhen (1820-1879), a prominent Qing dynasty official and Minister of the Navy who founded the [[船政学堂|船政學堂|chuan2 zheng4 xue2 tang2]] in 1866 and oversaw modernizing defenses in Taiwan.
- 沈周 shěnzhōu Shen ZhouShen Zhou (1427-1509), a famous painter of the Ming Dynasty; he was a founder of the Wu School and is considered one of the Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty along with [[文征明|文徵明|wen2 zheng1 ming2]], [[唐寅|唐寅|tang2 yin2]], and [[仇英|仇英|qiu2 ying1]].
- 沈复 shěnfù Shen FuShen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer and artist; author of the autobiographical work [[浮生六记|浮生六記|fu2 sheng1 liu4 ji4]]
- 沈莹 shěnyíng Shen YingOfficial of the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period and compiler of the "Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer".
- 沈云英 shěnyúnyīng Shen YunyingA female general during the late Ming dynasty from Xiaoshan, Zhejiang (dates unknown), who gained fame for her military skill and courage; she defended Daozhou against rebel forces after her father was killed in battle and was awarded the rank of guerrilla general
- 沈腰潘鬓 shěnyāopānbìn physically weak and aging(literary) describes a man's wasting health and graying hair. The phrase references [[沈约|沈約|shen3 yue1]], who became thin from illness, and [[潘岳|潘岳|pan1 yue4]], whose hair turned white at a young age.
- 墨沈 mòshěn liquid ink(literary) liquid ink or the ink marks left on paper after writing
- 沈佺期 shěnquánqī Shen QuanqiShen Quanqi (c. 656–714), a prominent Tang dynasty poet and court official known for helping to formalize the rules of the regulated verse style; often mentioned alongside [[宋之问|宋之問|song4 zhi1 wen4]] as one of the two masters of 'Shen-Song'.
- 沈北新区 shěnběixīnqū Shenbei New DistrictShenbei New District of [[沈阳|瀋陽|shen3 yang2]] City in Liaoning Province
- 沈括 shěnkuò Shen KuoShen Kuo (1031–1095); a famous polymath, scientist, and official of the Song Dynasty (also read as [[沈括|沈括|shen3 kuo4]]) who authored the [[梦溪笔谈|夢溪筆談|meng4 xi1 bi3 tan2]]
- 沈河 shěnhé Shenhe DistrictA district of Shenyang City in Liaoning province
- 沈约 shěnyuē Shen YueShen Yue (441-513), a scholar, historian, and poet of the Liang Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period; known for his pioneer work in Chinese phonology and the compiler of the [[宋书|宋書|song4 shu1]].
- 沈腰 shěnyāo slender waist(literary) A slender or wasting waist; describes a body that has become thin or weak due to illness or old age. This term refers to the story of the scholar [[沈约|沈約|shen3 yue1]] who grew thin and whose belt became loose.
- 沈阳事变 shěnyángshìbiàn Shenyang IncidentThe Shenyang (Mukden) Incident of September 18, 1931, triggered when Japanese forces destroyed a section of the South Manchuria Railway and blamed Chinese forces; it led to the invasion of northeast China. Also known as the [[九一八事变|九一八事變|jiu3 yi1 ba1 shi4 bian4]].
- 沈阳故宫 shěnyánggùgōng Mukden PalaceThe Shenyang Imperial Palace, used by the Qing dynasty during its early years from 1625 to 1644 and now preserved as a museum.
- 醉沈 zuìshěn drunken calligraphycalligraphy or painting produced while under the influence of alcohol
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH