shēn

to stretch

to extend

person (亻) + stretch (申) = to stretch or extend

申 originally depicted lightning stretching and zigzagging across the sky, carrying the core idea of elongation. A person (亻) who stretches embodies that same outward reach.

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A personSemantic
To extendSemantic

他把手进口袋里找钥匙。

tā bǎ shǒu shēn jìn kǒu dài lǐ zhǎo yào shi。

He stretched his hand into his pocket to look for his keys.

睡了一夜之后,她坐起来了个懒腰。

shuì le yī yè zhī hòu, tā zuò qǐ lái shēn le gè lǎn yāo。

After sleeping through the night, she sat up and had a good stretch.

Words with 伸

伸冤

shēn yuān

to right wrongs

伸出

shēn chū

to extend

伸卡球

shēn kǎ qiú

(baseball) (loanword) sinker

伸展

shēn zhǎn

stretching

伸展台

shēn zhǎn tái

runway (for a fashion show etc)

伸延

shēn yán

see 延伸[yan2 shen1]

伸张

shēn zhāng

to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)

伸懒腰

shēn lǎn yāo

to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)

伸手

shēn shǒu

to reach out with one's hand

伸手不见五指

shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

pitch-dark (idiom)

伸手派

shēn shǒu pài

freeloader; moocher; sponger

伸手牌

shēn shǒu pái

freeloader; moocher; sponger

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