紳 (san1 | shen1) : gentry; gentleman

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紳

san1

shen1

[1] the middle class as a group or individuals; gentry; gentleman [2] [n] sash; girdle [3] [v] tie; bind

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

紳 / 绅

This word has been viewed 3329 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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紳士 san1 si6*2 shen1 shi4 = gentleman

太平紳士 taai3 ping4 san1 si6*2 = justices of the peace

開明紳士 hoi1 ming4 san1 si6*2 kai1 ming2 shen1 shi4 = the enlightened gentry

鄉紳 hoeng1 san1 xiang1 shen1 = squire; local gentry.

紳寶 san1 bou2 shen1 bao3 = a Saab (brand of car)

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重唔快攞出啲紳士風度幫寶華開車門！粵
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?

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Decimal representation of this word: 紳
Unicode code for this character: U+7D33 (off-site link)

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