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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 6 Writing 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 审

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How to write 审 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 审

审 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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审

宀gài · roof

申shēn · state

审=

4.

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5.

How to Use 审

Judicial / Court Trial

Words related to a legal trial or hearing.

审判 • shěn pàn • bring to trial; try [in court] • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 审

审美 • shěn měi • appreciation of beauty

HSK 6

shěn审

měi

7.

Example Sentences

fǎ法

guān官

zài在

shěn审

lǐ理

àn案

jiàn

Information

Pinyinshěn

Meaningto examine, to investigate

Strokes8

Radical宀

Traditional審

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1612

Zhuyinㄕㄣˇ

UnicodeU+5BA1

CangjieJLLN

宀gài · roof

+申shēn · state

shěn审

pàn判

bring to trial; try [in court]

审理 • shěn lǐ • try; hear [in court] • HSK 6

HSK 6

shěn审

lǐ理

try; hear [in court]

Examination / Verification

Words meaning to examine, check, or verify carefully.

审查 • shěn chá • examine; investigate; check • HSK 6

HSK 6

shěn审

chá查

examine; investigate; check

审核 • shěn hé • Review / Check • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shěn审

hé核

Review / Check

审定 • shěn dìng • Examine and determine / Approve • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shěn审

dìng定

Examine and determine / Approve

美

appreciation of beauty

审批 • shěn pī • Examine and approve

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shěn审

pī批

Examine and approve

审视 • shěn shì • Inspect / Examine

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shěn审

shì视

Inspect / Examine

审计 • shěn jì • audit

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shěn审

jì计

audit

评审 • píng shěn • Review

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

píng评

shěn审

Review

件

。

The judge is hearing the case.

fǎ法

guān官

zài在

tíng庭

shěn审

zhōng中

zǐ仔

xì细

shěn审

shì视

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

zhèng证

jù据

。

The judge carefully examined all the evidence during the trial.

fǎ法

guān官

zhèng正

zài在

shěn审

zhè这

ge个

àn案

zi子

。

The judge is examining this case.

fǎ法

yuàn院

míng明

tiān天

jiāng将

jìn进

xíng行

gōng公

kāi开

shěn审

pàn判

。

The court will hold a public trial tomorrow.

zhè这

fèn份

wén文

jiàn件

xū需

yào要

jīng经

guò过

yán严

gé格

shěn审

chá查

。

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