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shēn
  1. 1.to extend
  2. 2.to state
  3. 3.to explain
  4. 4.9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
  5. 5.ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
Shēn
  1. 1.old name for Shanghai 上海[Shàng hǎi]
  2. 2.surname Shen

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  1. 1.Original form of 電/电 (diàn, “lightning”).
  2. 2.to extend; to stretch
  3. 3.to state; to explain
  4. 4.to request; to report
  5. 5.to announce; to express
  6. 6.again; repeatedly
  7. 7.ninth of twelve earthly branches (十二支)
  8. 8.monkey of the Chinese zodiac
  9. 9.3 to 5 p.m.
  10. 10.seventh month of the Chinese calendar
  11. 11.Shen (vassal state during the Zhou dynasty)
  12. 12.a surname

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Etymology

Pictogram (象形) — a bolt of lightning. Original character of 電 (OC *l'iːns, “lightning”) and 神 (OC *hlin, “god; deity; spirit”). ; “to extend; to state; to request; to announce; again” ; 9th earthly branch : For its association with the monkey, compare Proto-Tai *liːŋᴬ (“monkey”), Proto-Hmongic *ʔlinᴬ (“monkey”), and Proto-Mienic *ʔbiŋᴬ (“monkey”). ; “Shanghai”

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