12345678Keywordgentrygirdletieto bendFrequency#2743Strokes8ReadingsshēnMnemonic纟 (silk) gives the meaning and 申 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of纟silk申to extendUsed in vocabulary绅士shēnshìgentleman乡绅xiāngshēna scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire豪绅háoshēnlocal despot绅shēnmember of gentry劣绅lièshēnevil gentry; wicked landlord土豪劣绅tǔháolièshēnlocal bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia