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Shēn

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Shēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shēn | Shen1
English translation
old name for Shanghai 上海 Shàng hǎi [Shàng hǎi]
surname Shen
to extend
to state
to explain
9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
to report; to extend; to explain; to declare

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About Shēn

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Shēn

Contains the radical

Tián

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A bolt of lightning

Etymology of Shēn

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

日丨

Explanation

Pictograph of a lightning bolt. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using Shēn

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那个 nà ge lǎo bǎn 老是 lǎo shi zài 所得税 suǒ dé shuì 申报 shēnbào shǎng 虚报 xū bào 窜改 cuàn gǎi .

The boss always fudges on his income tax forms.

随同 suí tóng 申请 shēnqǐng Zhāng 正面 zhèng miàn 近照 jìn zhào .

Send a recent facial photograph of yourself with your application.

工作 gōngzuò shuí dōu 可以 kěyǐ 争取 zhēngqǔ , 怎么 zěnme 现在 xiànzài jiù 申请 shēnqǐng ne ?

The job is up for grabs. Why don't you apply now?

个人所得税申报 shēnbào 归档 guī dàng de 最后 zuìhòu 期限 qīxiàn shì 4 yuè 15.

April 15 is the deadline for filling individual income - tax returns.

填写 tián xiě 参展 cān zhǎn 申请表 shēn qǐng biǎo , huí huò 传真 chuánzhēn zhì 上海 Shàng hǎi 东博展览 zhǎnlǎn 服务 fú wù 有限公司 yǒu xiàn gōng sī .

Fill in the Application and return it to the Organizer.

Words with Shēn

Explore 19 words and sayings that include the Chinese character Shēn in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
申请 shēnqǐng to apply for sth申請
Shēn to extend Shēn
申报 shēnbào to declare (to customs)申報
重申 chóng shēn to reaffirm重申 chóng shēn
申诉 shēn sù complaint申訴
申请表 shēn qǐng biǎo application form申請表
申请人 shēn qǐng rén applicant申請人
申领 shēn lǐng to apply (for license, visa etc)申領
申请书 shēn qǐng shū application申請書
申明 shēn míng to declare申明 shēn míng
申办 shēn bàn to apply for申辦
申辩 shēn biàn to defend oneself申辯
申城 Shēn chéng alternative name for Shanghai 上海 Shàng hǎi [Shàng​hǎi]申城 Shēn chéng
引申 yǐn shēn derivation引申 yǐn shēn
申雪 shēn xuě to right a wrong申雪 shēn xuě
季莫申科 Jì mò shēn kē Tymoshenko (name)季莫申科 Jì mò shēn kē
申述 shēn shù to state申述 shēn shù
三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn to order again and again (idiom)三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn
卢卡申科 Lú kǎ shēn kē Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukachenko, president of Belarus from 1994盧卡申科

Shēn Decomposition & Compounds

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Shēn Decomposition

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Shēn Compounds

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  • Shēn
    • Shén
      • shén
    • shěn
      • shěn , shěn , shěn
    • shēn
    • shēn , chàng , kūn , shēn , shēn , chēn , shòu , , sōu , shēn , shèn , shēn , chàng , , shēn , , , shēn , , ,
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