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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Homophones

HSK 5
伸shēn
to stretch, to extend
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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