shēn
伸 (shēn) is a Chinese word meaning “to stretch; to extend”.
Meanings
- 1to stretch
- 2to extend
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
伸出to extend伸展stretching伸手to reach out with one's hand延伸to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread伸张to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)伸直to straighten伸长to stretch; to extend伸缩to lengthen and shorten伸懒腰to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)能屈能伸can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take伸冤to right wrongs伸卡球(baseball) (loanword) sinker