伸

shēn
HSK 5
#1,159 most
frequent character
to stretch, to extend
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

伸 pairs 亻 person with 申 shēn, which gives the sound. Its first meaning was 'straighten out.' From there it grew to 'stretch, extend.'

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Example Sentences

我每天早上都会伸懒腰。
wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng dōuhuì shēnlǎnyāo 。
I stretch every morning.
他把手伸出窗外，感受到了新鲜的空气。
tā bǎshǒu shēnchū chuāngwài ， gǎnshòudào le xīnxiān de kōngqì 。
He stretched his hand out of the window and felt the fresh air.
请将这个盒子伸展开来。
qǐngjiāng zhègè hézǐ shēn zhǎnkāi lái 。
Please stretch out this box.

Words with similar meanings

展zhǎn
to unfold; to spread
展 emphasizes the act of unfolding or spreading something out more than just stretching.
延yán
to extend
延 focuses on extending something in space or time, often used in a broader contexts.

Homophones

参shēn
ginseng, one of the 28 constellations
申shēn
to extend, to state, to explain
身shēn
body, life, oneself, personally

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