申 - shēn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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申

shēn

Definition

to extend
year of the Monkey
to state
to explain
9th earthly branch (3-5 p.m., 7th solar month [7th August-7th September])
ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

Character Decomposition

Compounds (13)

神

shén

god; deity; soul; spirit; unusual; mysterious; lively; expressive; expression; look; (slang) awesome; amazing

坤

kūn

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

伸

shēn

to stretch; to extend

审

shěn

to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)

畅

chàng

free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent

arsenic (chemistry)

a kind of jade

(member of) gentry

to pull; to stretch; to draw sth out

groan

arsine

(used in female names)

神

Shén

God; abbr. for 神舟

Related words (38)

an order; a command

to appeal for justice; to demand redress for a grievance

申办

shēn bàn

to apply for; to bid for

申奏

shēn zòu

to present (a document); to submit (a petition)

申报

shēn bào

to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)

申斥

shēn chì

to rebuke; to blame; to denounce

申时

shēn shí

3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

申明

shēn míng

to declare; to aver; to state formally

申状

shēn zhuàng

to present (a document); to submit (a petition)

申理

shēn lǐ

to right a wrong; to seek justice

申申

shēn shēn

cosy and comfortable; to repeat endlessly

申言

shēn yán

to profess; to declare

to denounce

to give a detailed exposition; to state in detail

申诉

shēn sù

to file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc); complaint; appeal

to state; to assert

file an application; to apply (for something); application (form etc)

申谢

shēn xiè

to express gratitude; to thank

申购

shēn gòu

to ask to buy; to bid for purchase

申辩

shēn biàn

to defend oneself; to rebut a charge

申述

shēn shù

to state; to assert; to allege; to specify

申雪

shēn xuě

to right a wrong; to redress an injustice

申领

shēn lǐng

to apply (for license, visa etc)

申饬

shēn chì

to warn; to blame; to rebuke; also written 申斥

declaration form

written appeal

application; application form; petition (to higher authorities)

applicant

application form

thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016

壬申

rén shēn

ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052

庚申

gēng shēn

fifty seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040

引申

yǐn shēn

to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc); derivation

戊申

wù shēn

forty fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028

甲申

jiǎ shēn

21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064

重申

chóng shēn

to reaffirm; to reiterate

引申义

yǐn shēn yì

extended meaning (of an expression); derived sense

奉申贺敬

fèng shēn hè jìng

polite congratulations (i.e. on a greeting card)

Idioms (1)

三令五申

sān lìng wǔ shēn

to order again and again (idiom)

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