shen
/ʃɛn
/noun (plural same)
(In Chinese thought) the spiritual element of a person’s psyche.The heart houses the shen, or spirits, and the shen's presence radiates and shines from a person's eyes and face....
- Other side-effects include abnormal dreams involving either the shen / heart spirit or the hun/ethereal soul.
- The shen are indestructible and immutable; they transcend Yin and Yang.
Origin
From Chinese shén.