Read Edit View history 申 Shēnshēn HSK4 to extend Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a lightning bolt. Based on the original meaning "lightning". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas shēn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 申 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 206, 616 ], [ 245, 583 ], [ 258, 558 ], [ 297, 353 ], [ 322, 276 ] ], [ [ 271, 603 ], [ 296, 592 ], [ 656, 653 ], [ 695, 653 ], [ 732, 640 ], [ 760, 608 ], [ 716, 400 ], [ 692, 327 ], [ 696, 288 ] ], [ [ 371, 464 ], [ 428, 460 ], [ 560, 485 ], [ 627, 484 ] ], [ [ 340, 295 ], [ 356, 309 ], [ 578, 339 ], [ 632, 341 ], [ 654, 349 ] ], [ [ 454, 838 ], [ 503, 798 ], [ 507, 756 ], [ 490, -63 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 264 607 Q 237 623 209 628 Q 202 629 197 624 Q 190 617 200 606 Q 252 531 269 356 Q 273 320 293 290 Q 308 268 319 263 Q 337 259 337 289 L 333 323 Q 299 455 288 568 C 285 595 285 595 264 607 Z", "M 646 320 Q 668 286 688 276 Q 701 266 719 292 Q 738 329 775 528 Q 785 565 813 595 Q 829 611 815 627 Q 796 646 744 678 Q 722 688 641 669 Q 575 662 530 650 L 474 642 Q 444 638 413 632 Q 329 617 264 607 C 234 602 260 558 288 568 Q 297 578 474 606 L 529 614 Q 578 623 635 629 Q 684 636 698 619 Q 717 597 714 575 Q 683 373 662 351 C 649 324 646 321 646 320 Z", "M 527 458 Q 540 461 555 463 Q 591 467 621 472 Q 630 471 637 482 Q 638 492 619 500 Q 592 519 528 498 L 472 485 Q 409 478 375 473 Q 351 469 370 455 Q 397 437 437 442 Q 452 445 471 448 L 527 458 Z", "M 526 311 Q 578 317 646 320 C 676 321 686 333 662 351 Q 635 378 541 352 Q 532 352 526 349 L 468 339 Q 396 329 333 323 C 303 320 307 286 337 289 Q 338 289 343 289 Q 391 299 467 307 L 526 311 Z", "M 466 -28 Q 473 -58 480 -69 Q 487 -76 495 -74 Q 513 -65 520 5 Q 530 108 526 311 L 526 349 Q 526 397 527 458 L 528 498 Q 528 552 529 614 L 530 650 Q 530 704 546 794 Q 550 815 533 825 Q 496 850 478 854 Q 463 860 444 849 Q 434 839 443 827 Q 449 814 457 801 Q 475 770 475 723 Q 475 686 474 642 L 474 606 Q 473 551 472 485 L 471 448 Q 470 396 468 339 L 467 307 Q 458 61 466 -28 Z" ] } 5 strokes 申 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 206, 616 ], [ 245, 583 ], [ 258, 558 ], [ 297, 353 ], [ 322, 276 ] ], [ [ 271, 603 ], [ 296, 592 ], [ 656, 653 ], [ 695, 653 ], [ 732, 640 ], [ 760, 608 ], [ 716, 400 ], [ 692, 327 ], [ 696, 288 ] ], [ [ 371, 464 ], [ 428, 460 ], [ 560, 485 ], [ 627, 484 ] ], [ [ 340, 295 ], [ 356, 309 ], [ 578, 339 ], [ 632, 341 ], [ 654, 349 ] ], [ [ 454, 838 ], [ 503, 798 ], [ 507, 756 ], [ 490, -63 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 264 607 Q 237 623 209 628 Q 202 629 197 624 Q 190 617 200 606 Q 252 531 269 356 Q 273 320 293 290 Q 308 268 319 263 Q 337 259 337 289 L 333 323 Q 299 455 288 568 C 285 595 285 595 264 607 Z", "M 646 320 Q 668 286 688 276 Q 701 266 719 292 Q 738 329 775 528 Q 785 565 813 595 Q 829 611 815 627 Q 796 646 744 678 Q 722 688 641 669 Q 575 662 530 650 L 474 642 Q 444 638 413 632 Q 329 617 264 607 C 234 602 260 558 288 568 Q 297 578 474 606 L 529 614 Q 578 623 635 629 Q 684 636 698 619 Q 717 597 714 575 Q 683 373 662 351 C 649 324 646 321 646 320 Z", "M 527 458 Q 540 461 555 463 Q 591 467 621 472 Q 630 471 637 482 Q 638 492 619 500 Q 592 519 528 498 L 472 485 Q 409 478 375 473 Q 351 469 370 455 Q 397 437 437 442 Q 452 445 471 448 L 527 458 Z", "M 526 311 Q 578 317 646 320 C 676 321 686 333 662 351 Q 635 378 541 352 Q 532 352 526 349 L 468 339 Q 396 329 333 323 C 303 320 307 286 337 289 Q 338 289 343 289 Q 391 299 467 307 L 526 311 Z", "M 466 -28 Q 473 -58 480 -69 Q 487 -76 495 -74 Q 513 -65 520 5 Q 530 108 526 311 L 526 349 Q 526 397 527 458 L 528 498 Q 528 552 529 614 L 530 650 Q 530 704 546 794 Q 550 815 533 825 Q 496 850 478 854 Q 463 860 444 849 Q 434 839 443 827 Q 449 814 457 801 Q 475 770 475 723 Q 475 686 474 642 L 474 606 Q 473 551 472 485 L 471 448 Q 470 396 468 339 L 467 307 Q 458 61 466 -28 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.