懂中文 Dong Chinese

呻

shēn

groan

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

申 sound component

申  Sound component

shēn

  

to extend

Evolution

呻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
呻 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
呻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

呻  

shēn

groan, moan; recite with intonation; groan

Most common words with 呻
Freq.
Word
Meaning

呻吟

to moan

无病呻吟

to moan about imaginary illness

呻

groan