shěn

to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)

Radical: 宀 HSK 7 v, vn pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

审 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 审

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 审.

一审
yī shěn
first instance (law)
乌审
wū shěn
Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia
二审
èr shěn
会审
huì shěn
joint hearing
候审
hòu shěn
awaiting trial
公审
gōng shěn
public trial (in a court of law)
再审
zài shěn
to hear a case again
初审
chū shěn
preliminary trial
受审
shòu shěn
on trial (for a crime)
吊审
diào shěn
to bring to trial
听审
tīng shěn
to attend court
复审
fù shěn
to review a judicial case

Related characters (radical 宀)

Characters that share the radical .

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