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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shen1
- English meanings
- to stretch, to extend
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 申.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
used in 什么 (what)
examine; try; review
careful; cautious
deep
to seep
very; much
state; explain
god
gentry; gentleman
kidney
numerous
body; oneself
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Related words
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