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莘

shēn / xīn
adjective #75,646

Meanings

  1. 1 numerous; in great numbers
  2. 2 a surname
  3. 3 Shen County (in Shandong)

Examples

莘莘学子每年走出校园。
Shēn shēn xuézǐ měinián zǒu chū xiàoyuán.
Generations of students leave the campus each year.
莘莘学子齐聚礼堂。
Shēn shēn xuézǐ qí jù lǐtáng.
Countless students gathered in the auditorium.

Tips

usage
Mostly seen in 莘莘学子 (a great many students). It is also a surname and the name of 莘县 (Shen County) in Shandong, all read shēn.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical (top form of 艸) reflects the character's plant origins; in the modern senses "numerous" and the surname it survives only as the indexing radical.
phonetic
辛 xīn
bitter; pungent
Provides the sound element. Its own reading xīn is also why this character has a second pronunciation in plant names.

Stroke Order

莘 shēn