申請

to apply for sth / application (form etc) / CL:份[fen4]

申

she̅n

请

請

qǐng

to apply for sth / application form (CL:份[fen4])

Characters and words in 申請

申

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / surname Shen

申

she̅n = 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°

申 = 丨 + 曰 : Mnemonic symbol: a textbook.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) uses a microphone (曰) and a dinosaur bone (丨) as pointer to explain (申) the history of the encampment to the audience standing in front of it ((e)n1). He likes to present himself as an expert, but he's a faker: All his explanations come from his textbook (申).

请

請

qǐng = qi + (e)ng3

to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request

请 = 讠 + 青 : The Queen of Hearts set up a fountain of youth right in the middle of the engine. She invites everyone to take a sip and even set up an advertising column to motivate the visitors to come and try it.