Dong Chinese dictionary

shěn

examine

Origin unclear.

Components

宀 Meaning component

mián

roof

采 Meaning component

cǎi, cài

gather, pick

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 口 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shěn

examine, investigate; judge; to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)

Most common words with 審

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sources

李学勤《字源》p.68