shēn
extend
To extend your confidence 申 to another person 亻; 申 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution

Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 伸
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to stretch | ||
to extend | ||
to extend | ||
(fig.) to beg | ||
stretching |
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