申城 Traditional form: 申城 Pinyin (reading): Shēnchéng Definitions: alternative name for Shanghai 上海 ( Shànghǎi) alternative name for Xinyang City, Henan 信陽市/信阳市 ( Xìnyáng Shì) Characters: 申 - to report; to extend; to explain; to declare 城 - castle, city, town; municipality Traditional characters: 申 - to report; to extend; to explain; to declare 城 - castle, city, town; municipality