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shēn = sh + (e)n1
old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / surname Shen
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
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°
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How to pronounce 申

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

申 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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yuē = yu + e1
to speak / to say
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Characters with 申 as component

kūn = ku + (e)n1
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth / female principle / ☷ / ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
variant of 坤[kun1]
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
arsenic (chemistry)
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Words with 申

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to defend oneself / to rebut a charge
to state / to assert / to allege / to specify
to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc) / derivation

Sentences with 申

申 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shēn

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