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shēn

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shēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shēn | shen1
English translation
to stretch
to extend
to extend, to stretch out, to open up; to trust

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About shēn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

shēn

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of shēn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻申

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Example sentences using shēn

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亨利 Hēng lì 勋爵 xūn jué 伸手 shēn shǒu 摊脚 de tǎng zài 沙发椅 shǎng , xiào zhāo .

Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.

zhǐ lǎo láng Cóng 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng cuàn chū lái , 惊魂未定 de 喘息 chuǎn xī ,伸出 shēn chū 舌头 shétou .

The old wolf runs out of the bush, still badly shaken , panting with its tongue lolling.

zhè huī pén 地区 dìqū 延伸 yánshēn 100 xiàn .

The " dust bowl " covered one hundred countries.

甚至 shènzhì 不知不觉 bù zhī bù jué de shēn chū 舌头 shétou lái tiǎn tiǎn 嘴唇 zuǐchún .

His tongue even strayed out to moisten them.

yǒu rén 发现 fāxiàn , gài Néng 抑制 yì zhì 黄瓜 huáng guā 胚轴 de 伸长 shēn cháng .

It was found that calcium reduced elongation of cucumber hypocotyls.

Words with shēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shēn to stretch shēn
伸出 shēn chū to extend伸出 shēn chū
延伸 yánshēn to extend延伸 yánshēn
伸手 shēn shǒu (fig.) to beg伸手 shēn shǒu
伸展 shēn zhǎn stretching伸展 shēn zhǎn
伸张 shēn zhāng to promote伸張
伸直 shēn zhí to straighten伸直 shēn zhí
伸缩 shēn suō flexible伸縮
伸长 shēn cháng to stretch伸長
拉伸 lā shēn to draw拉伸 lā shēn
能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn flexible能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn
伸懒腰 shēn lǎn yāo to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)伸懶腰
伸手不见五指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ pitch-dark (idiom)伸手不見五指
伸开 shēn kāi to stretch out伸開
伸冤 shēn yuān to right wrongs伸冤 shēn yuān
伸缩性 shēn suō xìng flexibility伸縮性
伸延 shēn yán to extend伸延 shēn yán
能伸能屈 néng shēn néng qū flexible能伸能屈 néng shēn néng qū
伸雪 shēn xuě to right a wrong伸雪 shēn xuě

shēn Decomposition & Compounds

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shēn Decomposition

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shēn Compounds

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