Chinese symbol for “stretch”
伸
shēn
to stretch; to extend
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stretch is 伸 (shēn), defined as: to stretch; to extend.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “stretch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舒 | shū | to stretch; to unfold |
| 伸长 (伸長) | shēn cháng | to stretch; to extend |
| 延伸 | yán shēn | to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread |
| 懒腰 (懶腰) | lǎn yāo | a stretch (of one's body) |
| 拉伸 | lā shēn | to draw; to stretch |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 延伸 | yán shēn | to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread |
| 伸出 | shēn chū | to extend |
| 伸手 | shēn shǒu | to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand |
| 伸展 | shēn zhǎn | stretching; extension |
| 伸缩 (伸縮) | shēn suō | to lengthen and shorten; flexible |
| 伸张 (伸張) | shēn zhāng | to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stretch”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.