伸
to stretch; to extend
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,048 U+4F38
How 伸 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To extend your confidence 申 to another person 亻; 申 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
extend · Heisig RSH #919
人 person + monkey
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 伸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伸手不见五指 | shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ | pitch-dark (idiom) |
| 有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人 | yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén | one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is… |
| 拉伸强度 | lā shēn qiáng dù | tensile strength |
| 伸卡球 | shēn kǎ qiú | (baseball) (loanword) sinker |
| 大丈夫能屈能伸 | dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn | A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.; ready to give and take; flexible |
| 伸手派 | shēn shǒu pài | freeloader; moocher; sponger |
| 伸手牌 | shēn shǒu pái | freeloader; moocher; sponger |
| 伸展台 | shēn zhǎn tái | runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk |
| 伸缩性 | shēn suō xìng | flexibility |
| 能伸能屈 | néng shēn néng qū | see 能屈能伸[neng2 qu1 neng2 shen1] |
| 能屈能伸 | néng qū néng shēn | can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and tak… |
| 拉伸 | lā shēn | to draw; to stretch |
| 伸手 | shēn shǒu | to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddl… |
| 伸长 | shēn cháng | to stretch; to extend |
| 伸出 | shēn chū | to extend |
| 伸开 | shēn kāi | to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc) |
| 伸直 | shēn zhí | to straighten; to stretch out |
| 伸雪 | shēn xuě | variant of 申雪[shen1 xue3] |
| 伸张 | shēn zhāng | to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote |
| 伸展 | shēn zhǎn | stretching; extension |