Read Edit View history 呻 shēn groan Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas shēn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 呻 Simp strokes 呻 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 呻 Simp strokes 呻 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 呻 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 101, 590 ], [ 135, 561 ], [ 180, 312 ] ], [ [ 153, 581 ], [ 290, 610 ], [ 328, 585 ], [ 288, 425 ] ], [ [ 184, 386 ], [ 348, 417 ] ], [ [ 402, 627 ], [ 438, 591 ], [ 486, 311 ] ], [ [ 459, 605 ], [ 766, 651 ], [ 845, 620 ], [ 780, 317 ] ], [ [ 540, 486 ], [ 736, 505 ] ], [ [ 500, 341 ], [ 762, 375 ] ], [ [ 570, 839 ], [ 645, 790 ], [ 628, -53 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M151,586C143,590 130,594 113,597C104,600 99,599 97,596C92,592 93,585 98,574C119,525 135,460 143,380C145,357 150,336 164,320C197,281 194,338 191,374C190,385 187,396 186,406C174,473 166,538 166,559C166,569 161,582 151,586Z", "M323,437C331,504 345,548 363,570C377,588 376,601 361,609C348,616 332,625 313,635C298,644 282,630 252,618C216,605 184,595 151,586C141,583 156,557 166,559C195,568 227,576 255,583C296,594 291,553 288,531C283,501 278,468 273,432C270,416 320,421 323,437Z", "M191,374C217,383 267,393 343,403C349,404 353,407 353,413C353,418 343,426 323,437C309,446 289,437 273,432C241,422 212,414 186,406C176,403 181,370 191,374Z", "M460,615C453,620 437,624 413,629C404,631 399,631 397,627C393,623 394,617 399,605C424,549 441,476 451,385C453,358 461,334 476,316C496,293 499,307 503,331C504,341 505,350 504,359C497,418 469,544 468,578C468,591 471,609 460,615Z", "M750,359C754,342 766,322 785,312C793,308 802,313 812,328C824,350 838,421 861,538C865,562 878,581 895,599C903,609 903,619 896,628C885,641 863,656 832,674C807,688 721,663 661,651C625,644 625,644 607,641C558,632 505,623 460,615C448,613 455,578 468,578C489,578 565,600 606,606C642,612 642,612 660,615C697,622 727,626 748,628C781,631 809,613 805,581C792,495 777,429 763,385C760,376 748,369 750,359Z", "M658,485C682,490 704,493 726,496C742,499 746,504 741,512C734,522 722,529 705,531C692,533 676,533 658,527C623,517 623,517 605,512C582,506 560,499 539,493C528,491 529,485 543,475C545,474 566,470 605,476C640,482 640,482 658,485Z", "M503,331C516,327 530,333 604,342C639,347 639,347 657,349C685,353 723,357 750,359C760,359 771,380 763,385C735,408 684,394 657,388C622,381 622,381 604,377C569,370 536,365 504,359C495,357 494,333 503,331Z", "M604,342C604,108 605,-19 612,-40C619,-66 633,-63 640,-43C649,-13 657,116 657,349C657,375 657,375 657,388C657,423 658,455 658,485C658,513 658,513 658,527C658,560 659,589 660,615C661,639 661,639 661,651C663,723 672,770 685,792C690,803 685,814 672,824C655,837 632,848 604,855C591,859 580,855 572,846C565,840 565,833 574,825C594,808 607,788 607,763C607,763 608,682 607,641C606,618 606,618 606,606C605,578 605,546 605,512C605,488 605,488 605,476C605,444 604,412 604,377C604,354 604,354 604,342Z" ] } 8 strokes 呻 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 104, 588 ], [ 128, 568 ], [ 139, 545 ], [ 176, 320 ] ], [ [ 160, 582 ], [ 184, 579 ], [ 289, 609 ], [ 305, 604 ], [ 326, 584 ], [ 302, 459 ], [ 279, 439 ] ], [ [ 194, 380 ], [ 211, 397 ], [ 281, 414 ], [ 319, 419 ], [ 344, 412 ] ], [ [ 406, 619 ], [ 435, 594 ], [ 440, 578 ], [ 488, 315 ] ], [ [ 472, 585 ], [ 484, 601 ], [ 685, 639 ], [ 768, 650 ], [ 819, 642 ], [ 847, 611 ], [ 801, 397 ], [ 785, 358 ], [ 746, 361 ] ], [ [ 541, 484 ], [ 685, 511 ], [ 709, 513 ], [ 731, 506 ] ], [ [ 505, 338 ], [ 527, 349 ], [ 755, 384 ] ], [ [ 580, 836 ], [ 605, 830 ], [ 642, 793 ], [ 633, 651 ], [ 627, -42 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 151 586 Q 139 592 113 597 Q 100 601 97 596 Q 90 590 98 574 Q 129 499 143 380 Q 144 344 164 320 Q 180 298 187 313 Q 196 335 191 374 L 186 406 Q 167 527 166 559 C 165 580 165 580 151 586 Z", "M 323 437 Q 336 537 363 570 Q 384 597 361 609 Q 342 619 313 635 Q 291 647 252 618 Q 201 599 151 586 C 122 578 137 551 166 559 Q 172 560 180 563 Q 220 575 255 583 Q 279 589 285 580 Q 295 573 288 531 Q 281 485 273 432 C 269 402 319 407 323 437 Z", "M 191 374 Q 230 387 343 403 Q 353 404 353 413 Q 353 420 323 437 C 311 444 302 441 273 432 Q 225 417 186 406 C 157 398 162 365 191 374 Z", "M 460 615 Q 450 622 413 629 Q 400 633 397 627 Q 390 621 399 605 Q 435 520 451 385 Q 454 343 476 316 Q 494 294 499 309 Q 502 319 503 331 L 504 359 Q 503 377 499 399 Q 474 531 468 578 C 464 608 463 613 460 615 Z", "M 740 359 Q 741 358 744 355 Q 766 321 785 312 Q 797 305 812 328 Q 830 361 861 538 Q 870 572 895 599 Q 908 614 896 628 Q 880 647 832 674 Q 813 683 733 664 Q 694 660 661 651 L 607 642 Q 586 639 566 635 Q 508 623 460 615 C 430 610 439 572 468 578 Q 472 578 478 579 Q 530 594 606 606 L 660 615 Q 774 637 791 620 Q 807 601 805 581 Q 784 451 763 385 C 754 356 729 373 740 359 Z", "M 658 485 Q 694 492 726 496 Q 750 500 741 512 Q 731 527 705 531 Q 686 534 658 527 L 605 512 Q 571 502 539 493 Q 523 489 543 475 Q 547 472 605 476 L 658 485 Z", "M 503 331 Q 512 331 604 342 L 657 349 Q 700 356 740 359 C 770 361 787 367 763 385 Q 756 392 740 397 Q 700 406 657 388 L 604 377 Q 552 368 504 359 C 475 353 473 329 503 331 Z", "M 604 342 Q 601 -10 612 -40 Q 613 -44 616 -48 Q 631 -64 640 -43 Q 658 -1 657 349 L 657 388 Q 657 440 658 485 L 658 527 Q 658 576 660 615 L 661 651 Q 664 759 685 792 Q 692 808 672 824 Q 647 843 604 855 Q 585 859 572 846 Q 562 837 574 825 Q 605 800 607 763 Q 607 714 607 642 L 606 606 Q 605 563 605 512 L 605 476 Q 605 428 604 377 L 604 342 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical 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