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绅
紳
shēn
1. member of gentry
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

绅
shēn
girdle, tie; gentry; to bend
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (5)

绅士
shēnshì
gentleman
HSK 6
豪绅
háoshēn
local despot
乡绅
xiāngshēn
a scholar or government official living in one's village
土豪劣绅
tǔháolièshēn
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
太平绅士
tàipíngshēnshì
Justice of the Peace (JP)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,553
Word Frequency Rank
4,295 of 84,292