shen ring

短语

词形变化

shen rings 复数 shen rings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A circle with a line at a tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylized loop of rope, representing eternal protection.

    In its elongated form, the shen ring became the cartouche which enclosed and protected a royal name.

词源

Borrowed from Egyptian šn (“shen ring, circuit”), a derivative of šnj (“to be round, to encircle”).

来源：wiktionary