绅衿 shēnjīn gentry and scholars Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 绅 紳 shēn noun gentleman (bound form) a member of the gentry or a person of high social standing; also used to refer to local gentry in compounds like 乡绅 xiāngshēn衿 jīn scholar (literary, bound form) a metonym for a scholar or student, derived from the traditional blue clothing they wore
