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painstaking

HSK 10 N1
shěn
シン
つまび.らか、つぶさ.に
Origin unclear.
Components
Traditional (審)
roof+ pluck+ mouth =
painstaking
Meaning component
mián roof
Meaning component
cǎi pluck
color
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Simplified (审)
roof+ express =
examine
Meaning component
mián roof
Phonetic component
shēn express
to state to a superior, report
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Bronze
Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [shěn]
to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あきら
Akira surnamegiven name
しん
Shin male given name