紳 [绅] shēn
: member of gentry
: girdle; tie, bind
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
シン shin
Usage:
紳[绅]士 shen1shi4: gentleman
紳[绅]士 shen1shi4: gentleman
[紳士 | しんし shinshi: gentleman]
紳士們 [绅士们] shen1shi4 men: gentlemen
紳[绅]士身分 shen1shi4 shen1fen1: gentlemanship
豪紳[绅] hao2shen1: local despot
鄉紳 [乡绅] xiang1shen1: a scholar or government official living in one’s village; a village gentleman; squire
大鄉紳 [大乡绅] da4 xiang1shen1: thane
二流鄉紳 [二流乡绅] er4liu2 xiang1shen1: duniwassal (A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands)
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
紳士淑女 | しんししゅくじょ shinshi shukujo
: (yoji) ladies and gentlemen
貴顕紳士 | きけんしんし kiken shinshi
: (yoji) gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries
貴顕紳商 | きけんしんしょう kiken shinshou
: (yoji) merchant prince
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
土豪劣紳[绅] tu3hao2 lie4 shen1
: local bosses, shady gentry; dominant local mafia
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
糹 (si1: silk radical 120) suggests the meaning while
申 (shen1: to extend) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
糹 (si1: silk radical 120) suggests the meaning while
申 (shen1: to extend) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
绅. Derived from generic radical simplification #4 (糹 » 纟).
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
