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title: "Shenmei Meaning: 审美 (shěnměi) Means “aesthetics”"
description: "审美 (traditional 審美, shěnměi) means “aesthetics; aesthetic sense; aesthetic”. Hear its tones, see what 审 and 美 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenmei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 审美 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

审美 shěnměi

## aesthetics; aesthetic sense; aesthetic

## Its characters

1. 审 shěn to examine
2. 美 měi beautiful

## In a sentence

每个人的审美都不一样。 Everyone's sense of beauty is different.

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## More words with 审 or 美

- [精美 jīngměi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingmei)
- [美德 měidé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meide)
- [美观 měiguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meiguan)
- [美好 měihǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meihao)
- [美景 měijǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meijing)
- [美丽 měilì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meili)
- [美妙 měimiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meimiao)
- [美容 měiróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meirong)
- [美食 měishí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishi)
- [美术 měishù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishu)

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