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

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伸

shēn

Definition

to stretch
to extend

Character Decomposition

Related words (19)

伸冤

shēn yuān

to right wrongs; to redress an injustice

to extend

stretching; extension

see 延伸

to stretch out

to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote

伸手

shēn shǒu

to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle

伸缩

shēn suō

to lengthen and shorten; flexible; adjustable; retractable; extensible; telescoping (collapsible)

伸长

shēn cháng

to stretch; to extend

伸展台

shēn zhǎn tái

runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk

伸懒腰

shēn lǎn yāo

to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)

flexibility

trombone

to extend; to stretch; to elongate; rolling out; to spread

to draw; to stretch

to give rise (to); to spawn; to spread (to)

tensile strength

can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take; flexible

能屈能伸

néng qū néng shēn

can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take; flexible

Idioms (1)

伸手不见五指

shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

pitch-dark (idiom)

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