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伸
shēn
1. to stretch
2. to extend
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

伸
shēn
to extend, to stretch out, to open up; to trust
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

伸冤
shēnyuān
to right wrongs
伸出
shēnchū
to extend
伸展
shēnzhǎn
stretching
伸张
shēnzhāng
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
伸手
shēnshǒu
to hold out a hand
伸港
Shēngǎng
Shenkang township in Changhua county [[彰化縣|彰化县<Zhānghuàxiàn>]], Taiwan
伸缩
shēnsuō
to lengthen and shorten
伸长
shēncháng
to stretch
伸开
shēnkāi
to stretch out
伸雪
shēnxuě
variant of [[申雪<shēnxuě>]]
延伸
yánshēn
to extend
HSK 6
拉伸
lāshēn
to draw
衍伸
yǎnshēn
to give rise (to)
伸延
shēnyán
see [[延伸<yánshēn>]]
伸缩性
shēnsuōxìng
flexibility
伸展台
shēnzhǎntái
runway (for a fashion show etc)
伸懒腰
shēnlǎnyāo
to stretch oneself
伸港乡
Shēngǎngxiāng
Shenkang township in Changhua county [[彰化縣|彰化县<Zhānghuàxiàn>]], Taiwan
伸缩喇叭
shēnsuōlǎba
trombone
能伸能屈
néngshēnnéngqū
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,160
Word Frequency Rank
3,646 of 84,292