Keyword
to extend
- to stretch out
- to open up
- to trust
- Frequency
- #1526
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
shēn100%
Mnemonic
To extend your confidence 申 to another person 亻; 申 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
延伸
to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
伸出
to extend
伸
to stretch; to extend
伸手
to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle
伸展
stretching; extension
伸缩
to lengthen and shorten; flexible; adjustable; retractable; extensible; telescoping (collapsible)
伸张
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
拉伸
to draw; to stretch
伸长
to stretch; to extend
伸直
to straighten; to stretch out
伸开
to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)
伸展台
runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk
伸冤
to right wrongs; to redress an injustice
伸手不见五指
pitch-dark (idiom)
能屈能伸
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take; flexible
伸懒腰
to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
伸缩性
flexibility
衍伸
to give rise (to); to spawn; to spread (to)