懂中文 Dong Chinese

绅

shēn

girdle

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紳.

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

申 sound component

申  Sound component

shēn

  

to extend

Evolution

绅 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
绅 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
绅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
绅 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
绅 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绅 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

绅 (紳) 

shēn

girdle; tie, bind; gentry; member of gentry

Most common words with 绅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绅士

gentleman

绅

member of gentry

乡绅

squire

土豪劣绅

local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia