伸

shēn

verb HSK 5 #2,854

Meanings

Tā shēn chū shǒu lái hé wǒ wòshǒu.

He reached out his hand to shake hands with me.

Qǐchuáng hòu xiān shēn gè lǎnyāo.

After getting up, stretch first.

Xiǎo māo shēn chū le zhǎozi.

The kitten extended its claws.

usage

伸手 (shēn shǒu) = reach out a hand. 伸懒腰 (shēn lǎnyāo) = stretch (after waking). 伸展 (shēnzhǎn) = to stretch/extend.

mistakes

Don't confuse 伸 (shēn, to extend) with 申 (shēn, to state/apply). Same pronunciation but different characters and meanings.

伸 shēn