Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Chinese Scripts 申(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʂən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 申 (shēn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty. Related NamesDetails RootshēnOther Languages & CulturesShin(Korean) User SubmissionShen Categories agronomists, astronomers, botanists, diplomats, encyclopedists, engineers, generals, geologists, inventors, isograms, mathematicians, meteorologists, pharmacologists, poets, polymaths, scientists, zoologists