審
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shěn · to examine, to investigate

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15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 審

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Example sentences

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Tā hěn yǒu shěn měi yǎn guāng.他很有審美眼光。

He has an eye for the beautiful.

Source: Tatoeba #433911 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de mùdì shì bāng zhù tā shěn shì zhè duàn rén shēng.我的目的是幫助他審視這段人生。

My goal is to help him navigate this stage of life.

Source: Tatoeba #13959030 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǎ yí wèi fǎ guān shěn lǐ cǐ àn?哪一位法官審理此案?

Which judge heard the case?

Source: Tatoeba #836274 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā méi yǒu shěn měi gǎn.她沒有審美感。

She has no sense of beauty.

Source: Tatoeba #858185 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Péi shěn tuán kàn qǐ lái hěn zhèn jīng.陪審團看起來很震驚。

The jury looked shocked.

Source: Tatoeba #13504855 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dǎ suàn cóng tóu kāi shǐ chóngxīn shěn chá zhè gè àn jiàn.他打算從頭開始重新審查這個案件。

He intended to reexamine the case from the beginning.

Source: Tatoeba #919693 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 審 in context

  1. Say shěn, then recall the core meaning: to examine, to investigate.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 審 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.