绅
紳shēn
#2,549 most
frequent character
member of gentry
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
绅 uses 纟 'silk' as its picture part and 申 shēn for the sound. It first meant a belt used to restrain someone. From there came 'official's sash' and then 'gentry'.
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