shēn
to groan, to moan

Animated Stroke Order 呻

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Example Sentences

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1
shòu
shāng
hòu
tíng
shēn
yín

He kept moaning after being injured.

2
zài
bìng
chuáng
shàng
shēn
chǔ

He lamented incessantly on the sickbed.

3
bìng
rén
tòng
shēn
huàn
zhe

The patient was calling out in pain.

4
shòu
shāng
le
téng
shēn
yín

He was injured and groaned in pain.

5
bìng
rén
tǎng
zài
chuáng
shàng
tíng
shēn
yín
zhe

The patient lay in bed, groaning continuously.

6
tīng
dào
zhè
ge
huài
xiāo
rěn
zhù
shēng
shēn
yín
le
shēng

Upon hearing the bad news, she couldn't help but let out a low groan.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2070
Zhuyinㄕㄣ
Components
UnicodeU+547B
CangjieRLWL
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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