申(shēn)

HSK 45 strokes

old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shēn
Meaning
old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]; surname Shen
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 申 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻日丨

A bolt of lightning

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

日rì丨gǔn

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 申 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 申

Common words using 申 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shēn申qǐng请
HSK 4

to apply for sth

Open 申请 page →
shēn申bào报
HSK 7-9

to report (to the authorities)

Open 申报 page →
shēn申bàn办
HSK 7-9

to apply for

Open 申办 page →
bǐng丙shēn申

thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016

Open 丙申 page →
rén壬shēn申

ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052

Open 壬申 page →
gēng庚shēn申

fifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040

Open 庚申 page →
sān三lìng令wǔ五shēn申

to order again and again (idiom)

Open 三令五申 page →
jì季mò莫shēn申kē科

Tymoshenko (name)

Open 季莫申科 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 申’s common words

请报办丙壬庚三令

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