懂中文 Dong Chinese

紳

shēn

girdle

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

申 sound component

申  Sound component

shēn

  

to extend

Evolution

紳 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
紳 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
紳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
紳 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
紳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

绅 (紳) 

shēn

girdle; tie, bind; gentry; member of gentry

Most common words with 紳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绅士

gentleman

绅

member of gentry

乡绅

squire

土豪劣绅

local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia