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申
Shēn
1. old name for Shanghai [[上海<Shànghǎi>]]
2. surname Shen
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 5 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

申
shēn
to report; to extend; to explain; to declare
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

丙申
bǐngshēn
thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016
壬申
rénshēn
ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052
庚申
gēngshēn
fifty seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040
引申
yǐnshēn
to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc)
戊申
wùshēn
forty fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028
甲申
jiǎshēn
21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064
申令
shēnlìng
an order
申冤
shēnyuān
to appeal for justice
申城
Shēnchéng
alternative name for Shanghai [[上海<Shànghǎi>]]
申报
shēnbào
to report (to the authorities)
HSK 6
申奏
shēnzòu
to present (a document)
申屠
Shēntú
two-character surname Shentu
申扎
Shēnzhā
Xainza county, Tibetan: Shan rtsa rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture [[那曲地區|那曲地区<Nàqǔdìqū>]], central Tibet
申斥
shēnchì
to rebuke
申明
shēnmíng
to declare
申时
shēnshí
3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
申曲
shēnqǔ
Shanghai opera
申根
Shēngēn
Schengen
申状
shēnzhuàng
to present (a document)
申猴
shēnhóu
Year 9, year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)

Alternate Entries

申
shēn
to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,109
Word Frequency Rank
2,131 of 84,292