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呻
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groan

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
shēn
シン
うめ.く、うめき
신
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 申 express =
呻 groan
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
申 Phonetic component
shēn express
to state to a superior, report
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
呻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
呻 [shēn]
groan
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
呻吟 [shēn​yín] #9,527
to moan
无病呻吟 [wú​bìng​shēn​yín] #37,778
to moan about imaginary illness
无病呻吟 [wú​bìng​shēn​yín] #37,778
to moan about imaginary illness
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
⭐ 唸る [うなる] #3,951
to groan
呻く [うめく] #8,236
to moan
うめき声 [うめきごえ] #9,091
groan
唸り声 [うなりごえ] #11,403
groan
唸り [うなり] #14,355
groan
呻き [うめき] #18,222
moan
呻吟 [しんぎん] #54,138
moaning
KOREAN WORDS (1)
신음 #3,848
groan