Memory phrase for the character: 申

申

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Meaning

to explain, to extend, (monkey in animal calendar)

Pronunciation

 shēn

Explanation

 Sun/day日, lightning 丨

Mnemonic
 
A flash of lightning in full daylight: What will that say to us? - Or better: A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when explaining.

Radicals

申 to explain, to extendto explain, to extend, (money in animal calendar)
日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
丨 vertical line
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 Vocabulary

申请 shēn qǐng  to apply for sth; application (form etc)
重申 chóng shēn  to reaffirm; to reiterate
申饬 shēn chì  to warn; to blame; to rebuke
申饬 shēn chì  

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