伸

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to stretch; to extend

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To extend your confidence 申 to another person 亻; 申 also provides the pronunciation

Components 亻申

extend · Heisig RSH #919

人 person + monkey

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
伸手不见五指	shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ	pitch-dark (idiom)
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人	yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén	one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is…
拉伸强度	lā shēn qiáng dù	tensile strength
伸卡球	shēn kǎ qiú	(baseball) (loanword) sinker
大丈夫能屈能伸	dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn	A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.; ready to give and take; flexible
伸手派	shēn shǒu pài	freeloader; moocher; sponger
伸手牌	shēn shǒu pái	freeloader; moocher; sponger
伸展台	shēn zhǎn tái	runway (for a fashion show etc); catwalk
伸缩性	shēn suō xìng	flexibility
能伸能屈	néng shēn néng qū	see 能屈能伸[neng2 qu1 neng2 shen1]
能屈能伸	néng qū néng shēn	can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and tak…
拉伸	lā shēn	to draw; to stretch
伸手	shēn shǒu	to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddl…
伸长	shēn cháng	to stretch; to extend
伸出	shēn chū	to extend
伸开	shēn kāi	to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)
伸直	shēn zhí	to straighten; to stretch out
伸雪	shēn xuě	variant of 申雪[shen1 xue3]
伸张	shēn zhāng	to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
伸展	shēn zhǎn	stretching; extension