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伸

shēn
HSK 5freq #4337

Meanings

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shēn
  1. 1.to stretch
  2. 2.to extend

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to extend; to stretch out
  2. 2.to report
  3. 3.to be left; to remain
  4. 4.a surname

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *hlin): semantic 亻 (“man”) + phonetic 申 (OC *hlin). STEDT derives the word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsjan ~ *dzjan (“to stretch out”), and compares Burmese ဆင်း (hcang:, “idem”), though the Old Chinese reconstructions make this somewhat problematic.

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Stroke order

Components

伸亻申

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Example sentences

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Synonyms

剩剩餘偆存挺挺剩

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Derived terms

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Related words

伸手 to reach out with one's hand延伸 to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread伸缩 to lengthen and shorten伸张 to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)衍伸 to give rise (to)伸开 to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)伸出 to extend伸港 Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化县[Zhāng huà Xiàn], Taiwan伸延 see 延伸[yán shēn]伸直 to straighten伸冤 to right wrongs伸长 to stretch; to extend