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HSK 2.0Level 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 伸

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 伸

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

伸

申to state, extend

伸=

4.

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5.

How to Use 伸

Stretch and extend

伸 + action/result

Words based on physically stretching or extending something.

延伸 • yán shēn • extend; elongate; roll out • HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

Tā他

shēn伸

chū出

yòu右

shǒu手

hé和

wǒ

Information

Pinyinshēn

Meaningstretch; extend

Strokes7

Radical亻

Traditional伸

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1113

Zhuyinㄕㄣ

UnicodeU+4F38

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+申to state, extend

A person (亻) stretches or extends something like a deity (申) — to reach out or lengthen.

HSK 6

yán延

shēn伸

extend; elongate; roll out

伸缩 • shēn suō • Stretch • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēn伸

suō缩

Stretch

Human action phrases

Common learner words for reaching out or asserting oneself.

伸手 • shēn shǒu • Reach out • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēn伸

shǒu手

Reach out

伸张 • shēn zhāng • Assert • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēn伸

zhāng张

Assert

我

wò握

shǒu手

。

He extended his right hand to shake mine.

tā他

shēn伸

shǒu手

jiē接

guò过

le了

nà那

běn本

shū书

。

He reached out and took the book.

Tā他

shēn伸

cháng长

shǒu手

bì臂

qù去

gòu够

shū书

jià架

shàng上

de的

shū书

。

He stretched his arm to reach the book on the shelf.

tā他

zhàn站

qǐ起

lái来

shēn伸

le了

gè个

lǎn懒

yāo腰

。

He stood up and stretched.

zuò做

shēn伸

zhǎn展

yùn运

dòng动

duì对

shēn身

tǐ体

hǎo好

。

Doing stretching exercises is good for the body.

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