| 圣 | shèng | holy; sacred; saint; sage |
| 神圣 | shén shèng | divine; hallow; holy; sacred |
| 圣人 | shèng rén | saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子; the current reigning Emperor |
| 圣经 | Shèng jīng | Holy Bible; the Confucian classics; CL:本,部 |
| 圣贤 | shèng xián | a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine |
| 圣地亚哥 | Shèng dì yà gē | Santiago, capital of Chile |
| 圣地 | shèng dì | holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest |
| 圣洁 | shèng jié | pure and holy |
| 圣旨 | shèng zhǐ | imperial edict |
| 圣上 | shèng shàng | courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor |
| 圣母 | Shèng mǔ | Holy Mother; goddess; the Virgin Mary |
| 圣明 | shèng míng | enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) |
| 圣诞节 | shèng dàn jié | Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas |
| 亚圣 | yà shèng | Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子 in Confucian studies |
| 伊斯兰圣战组织 | Yī sī lán shèng zhàn zǔ zhī | Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction) |
| 入圣 | rù shèng | to become an arhat (Buddhism) |
| 四圣谛 | sì shèng dì | the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism); see also 四谛 and 苦集灭道 |
| 基督圣体节 | Jī dū Shèng tǐ jié | Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday) |
| 大圣 | dà shèng | great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha |
| 孔圣人 | Kǒng shèng rén | the Sage Confucius |
| 孙大圣 | Sūn dà shèng | Great-Sage Sun; Sun Wukong 孙悟空 |
| 宗圣侯 | Zōng shèng hóu | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| 宗圣公 | Zōng Shèng gōng | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| 山中圣训 | shān zhōng shèng xùn | the Sermon on the Mount |
| 教义和圣约 | Jiào yì hé Shèng yuē | Doctrine and Covenants |
| 文圣区 | Wén shèng qū | Wensheng district of Liaoyang city 辽阳市, Liaoning |
| 书圣 | Shū shèng | great calligraphy master; the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之 (303-361) |
| 朝拜圣山 | cháo bài shèng shān | a pilgrimage to a holy mountain |
| 朝圣 | cháo shèng | to make a pilgrimage; a pilgrimage to a holy mountain |
| 朝圣者 | cháo shèng zhě | pilgrim |
| 神圣罗马帝国 | Shén shèng Luó mǎ dì guó | the Holy Roman empire (history) |
| 神圣周 | shén shèng zhōu | Holy week; Easter week (esp. Catholic) |
| 穆圣 | Mù shèng | Prophet Muhammad |
耶稣基督后期圣徒 教会 | Yē sū Jī dū Hòu qī Shèng tú Jiào huì | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
耶稣基督末世圣徒 教会 | Yē sū Jī dū Mò shì Shèng tú Jiào huì | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 圣事 | shèng shì | Holy sacrament; Christian rite (esp. Catholic); also called 圣礼 by Protestants |
| 圣代 | shèng dài | sundae (ice cream dessert with toppings) |
| 圣伯多禄大殿 | Shèng Bó duō lù Dà diàn | St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 圣但尼 | Shèng dàn ní | St Denis or St Dennis |
| 圣保罗 | Shèng bǎo luó | St Paul; São Paulo, city in Brazil |
| 圣像 | shèng xiàng | icon; iconic; religious image; figure (of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary etc); CL: 张 |
| 圣僧 | shèng sēng | senior monk |
| 圣克鲁斯 | Shèng Kè lǔ sī | Santa Cruz |
| 圣克鲁斯岛 | Shèng Kè lǔ sī dǎo | Santa Cruz island, off the California coast |
| 圣典 | shèng diǎn | sacred writing; canon |
| 圣凯瑟琳 | Shèng Kǎi sè lín | Saint Catherine |
| 圣劳伦斯河 | Shèng Láo lún sī hé | St Lawrence River, Canada |
| 圣化 | shèng huà | sanctify; sanctification; consecrate |
| 圣君 | shèng jūn | sage |
| 圣哈辛托 | Shèng hā xīn tuō | San Jacinto |