伸

shēn

to stretch; to extend

Radical: 亻 HSK 5 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

伸 decomposes into the following components:

亻 申

Words containing 伸

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 伸.

伸冤
shēn yuān
to right wrongs
伸出
shēn chū
to extend
伸展
shēn zhǎn
stretching
伸延
shēn yán
伸开
shēn kāi
to stretch out
伸张
shēn zhāng
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
伸手
shēn shǒu
to hold out a hand
伸港
shēn gǎng
Shenkang township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
伸直
shēn zhí
伸缩
shēn suō
to lengthen and shorten
伸肌
shēn jī
伸长
shēn cháng
to stretch

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡 代 仨 仪

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