申

old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / 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 / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

申 = 丨 + 曰 : Sherlock Holmes uses a microphone and a dinosaur bone as pointer to explain the history of the encampment to the audience standing in front of it. He likes to present himself as an expert, but he's a faker: All his explanations come from his textbook.

申 character breakdown

申
- 丨
- 曰
  - 一
  - 囗

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.

曰

yue̅ = yu + e1

to speak / to say

曰 = 囗 + 一 : Yu the Great is selling flutes in front of the elevator. She has a whole box of them, and she's advertising them by using a microphone.

Characters with 申 as component

神

shén = sh + (e)n2

deity / soul / spirit / unusual / mysterious / lively / expressive / expression / look / CL:個|个[ge4] / (slang) awesome / amazing

神 = 申 + 礻 : Sherlock Holmes wants to be near God, so he put up his monk's cowl and is just about to enter the encampment to go into retreat, his bible (the manual) in his hands.

神

shén = sh + (e)n2

God / abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]

神 = 申 + 礻 : Sherlock Holmes wants to be near God, so he put up his monk's cowl and is just about to enter the encampment to go into retreat, his bible (the manual) in his hands.

伸

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

to stretch / to extend

伸 = 亻 + 申 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is reading a yoga guide (申) to Rosa Luxemburg (亻) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) and tells her how she should stretch (伸). The only thing is that he doesn't understand a word and so Rosa stretches in really awkward ways.

审

審

shěn = sh + (e)n3

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

审 = 宀 + 申 : Sherlock Holmes examines a murder case in the encampment. All that is left of the victim is a bloody graduation cap, and Sherlock investigates it with his magnifying glass. He pretends to compare the graduation cap to a catalogue of hats, but he's just a faker: He can't even read!

畅

暢

chàng = ch + ang4

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

畅 = 𠃓 + 申 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) bought a pair of Icarus' wings (𠃓) because he wants to move as freely (畅) as possible, but he doesn't quite get how to use them. In the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) he has been studying the manual (申) for a long time.

绅

紳

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

member of gentry

绅 = 申 + 纟 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to become a member of the gentry (绅) and is reading a style guide (申) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Unfortunately he doesn't quite get the book and subsequently dresses himself with live silk worms (纟).

坤

堃

ku̅n = ku + (e)n1

variant of 坤[kun1]

坤

ku̅n = ku + (e)n1

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth / female principle / ☷ / ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

砷

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

arsenic (chemistry)

捜

so̅u = s + ou1