1. 申

申

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  • 1108th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
申→
日丨
2Radical
申→
日sun/day丨line
3Graphical
申→
口一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shēn (Shen1)surname Shen
2. shēn (shen1)to extend • to state • to explain • 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 申 shēn (shen1)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

申 also appears in:
神电审伸畅绅坤呻砷抻胂紳

Example Words

Common

申请 (申請)
申领 (申領)

Uncommon

申报 (申報)
申明 
申诉 (申訴)
申论 (申論)
申辩 (申辯)
重申 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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