紳
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shēn · girdle, tie

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

糹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 紳

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Example sentences

Notice where 紳 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zuó tiān jiàn dào de nán rén gēn běn shì shēn shì.我昨天見到的男人根本是紳士。

The man I saw yesterday was a complete gentleman.

Source: Tatoeba #13117571 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kěn dìng bú shì shén mó shēn shì.他肯定不是什麼紳士。

He's definitely no gentleman.

Source: Tatoeba #6074204 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jué duì bú shì shēn shì.他絕對不是紳士。

He is definitely not a gentleman.

Source: Tatoeba #1470546 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hā luó dé xiān shēng shì yí gè hěn hǎo de yīng guó shēn shì.哈羅德先生是一個很好的英國紳士。

Sir Harold is a fine English gentleman.

Source: Tatoeba #797059 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà wèi shēn shì jīng cháng dài zhù yì dǐng màozi.那位紳士經常戴著一頂帽子。

That gentleman usually wears a hat.

Source: Tatoeba #871094 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 紳 in context

  1. Say shēn, then recall the core meaning: girdle, tie.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 紳 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.