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审

shěn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 審

What 审 means

1. to examine
2. to investigate
3. carefully
4. to try (in court)

Example sentences

• 她没有审美感。
  Tā méiyǒu shěnměi gǎn.
  She has no sense of beauty.
• 他很有审美眼光。
  Tā hěn yǒu shěnměiyǎnguāng.
  He has an eye for the beautiful.
• 好好审视自己吧。
  Take a better look at yourself.
• 哪一位法官审理此案？
  Nǎ yī wèi fǎguān shěnlǐ cǐ àn?
  Which judge heard the case?
• 陪审团看起来很震惊。
  The jury looked shocked.
• 他打算从头开始重新审查这个案件。
  Tā dǎsuàn cóngtóu kāishǐ chóngxīn shěnchá zhège ànjiàn.
  He intended to reexamine the case from the beginning.

Words starting with 审

• 审查shěn cháto examine; to investigate; to censor out
• 审判shěn pàna trial; to try sb
• 审美shěn měiesthetics; appreciating the arts; taste
• 审理shěn lǐto hear (a case)
• 审核shěn héto audit; to investigate thoroughly
• 审批shěn pīto examine and approve; to endorse
• 审计shěn jìto audit; to examine finances
• 审讯shěn xùninquest; trial; interrogation
• 审视shěn shìto look closely at; to examine
• 审议shěn yì(of a committee etc) to deliberate; to consider; to discuss
• 审问shěn wènto interrogate; to examine; to question
• 审定shěn dìngto examine sth and make a decision; to screen; to evaluate
• 审阅shěn yuèto review or peruse
• 审慎shěn shènprudent; cautious
• 审稿shěn gǎoto review (a paper or manuscript)
• 审美观shěn měi guānesthetic conception; esthetic point of view; standard
• 审判长shěn pàn zhǎngpresiding judge
• 审度shěn duóto observe and form a judgment
• 审结shěn jié(law) to try (a criminal case) and reach a conclusion
• 审处shěn chǔto deliberate and decide; to try and punish; trial and execution
• 审计员shěn jì yuánaccountant; auditor
• 审计长shěn jì zhǎngauditor
• 审美活动shěn měi huó dòngappreciating the arts; esthetic activity
• 审改shěn gǎito check and revise

Words containing 审

• 评审píng shěnto appraise; to evaluate; to judge
• 一审yī shěnfirst instance (law)
• 受审shòu shěnto stand trial; to be on trial (for a crime)
• 庭审tíng shěncourt hearing
• 提审tí shěnto commit sb for trial; to bring sb for interrogation
• 候审hòu shěnawaiting trial
• 陪审团péi shěn tuánjury
• 预审yù shěnpreliminary hearing; interrogation (of a suspect); preliminary examination…
• 终审zhōng shěnfinal ruling
• 二审èr shěn(law) second instance; second trial
• 再审zài shěnto hear a case again; review; retrial
• 公审gōng shěnpublic trial (in a court of law)
• 初审chū shěnpreliminary trial
• 政审zhèng shěnexamine sb's political record; political investigation
• 报审bào shěnto report for judgment; to submit for approval
• 会审huì shěnjoint hearing; to review jointly (i.e. with other checkers)
• 过审guò shěnto pass a review
• 重审chóng shěnto reinvestigate; to investigate and reconsider a judgment
• 复审fù shěnto re-examine; to recheck; (law) to conduct a judicial review; to retry (a case)
• 评审团píng shěn tuánjury; panel of judges
• 同级评审tóng jí píng shěnpeer review
• 编审biān shěnto copy-edit; copy editor
• 取保候审qǔ bǎo hòu shěnrelease from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)
• 听审tīng shěnto attend court; to take part in a trial

Characters built on 申

These share the phonetic component 申 (shēn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy
• 伸shēnto stretch; to extend
• 呻shēn(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone; (bound form) groan
• 绅shēnmember of gentry
• 砷shēnarsenic (chemistry)
• 抻chēnto pull; to stretch; to draw sth out
• 胂shènarsine

Characters that look like 审

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 事shìmatter; thing; item
• 带dàiband; belt; girdle
• 宗zōngschool; sect; purpose
• 牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
• 串chuànto string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly
• 帘liánflag used as a shop sign; variant of 帘

Sounds the same

Read shěn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 沈(literary) juice
• 婶wife of father's younger brother
• 哂(literary) to smile; to sneer
• 谂to know; to reprimand; to urge
• 矧(interrog.)
• 谉to investigate; to try (in court)
• 瞫surname Shen
• 渖old variant of 沈