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Meaning of 申
Pinyin
shēn
Radical
田
Strokes
5
Definition
(surname) / 3-5 p.m. / 9th earthly branch / extend / to state / to explain
Usage
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申 [shēn]
动 [verb]
1. (Pictographic. The original character of "电" representing lightning. In the Warring States period, the end of the lightning was misrepresented as a different character, while the straight body represented by vertical strokes. In the Western Han dynasty clerical script, the two parts combined to form the present character "申". "申" was used as a borrowing word for the ninth Earth Branch. It was also borrowed to mean extend or divine, later diverging into "伸" (to extend) and "神" (divine). "申" mainly serves as an Earth Branch, with its original meaning complemented by "雨" to create “电”.)
2. Same original meaning; restrain ([En.] restrain)
3. To stretch; extend ([En.] stretch)
4. To express; make known ([En.] express; make known)
5. To warn or admonish ([En.] warn)
6. To right a wrong ([En.] right a wrong)
7. To repeat or reaffirm ([En.] repeat)
8. To report to a superior in old official communication ([En.] report to superior)
9. Related to "呻"; to groan ([En.] groan)
10. To arrive ([En.] arrive)
11. To apply ([En.] apply)
名 [noun]
1. The ninth of the twelve Earth Branches ([En.] the ninth of the twelve Earth Branches)
2. Paired with Heavenly Stems to record years, e.g., 1944 is the year of "Jia Shen"
3. Used to indicate months, i.e., the seventh month in the lunar calendar
4. Used to indicate days
5. Used to indicate time, i.e., the period from 15:00 to 17:00 is called "Shen time"
6. Name of a state in Zhou dynasty, descended from the Jiang surname; its ruins are in present-day Nanyang, Henan Province ([En.] Shen state)
7. A surname
形 [adjective]
Clear ([En.] clear)
副 [adverb]
1. Repeatedly; oftentimes; again and again ([En.] repeatedly; oftentimes; again and again)
to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal
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Input Method for 申
Pinyin
shen1
Wubi
jhk
Cangjie
lwl
Zhengma
kic
Four Corner
50006
Unicode
U+7533
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