申 shēn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
申请
shēnqǐng
to apply for
Characters in this word
请 qǐng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我要申请签证。 Wǒ yào shēn qǐng qiān zhèng. I want to apply for a visa.
- 他申请工作。 Tā shēn qǐng gōng zuò. He is applying for a job.
- 申请已经通过。 Shēn qǐng yǐ jīng tōng guò. The application has already been approved.
Related words
- 请 qǐng please; to invite, to ask
- 请假 qǐngjià to ask for leave
- 请进 qǐngjìn please come in
- 请问 qǐngwèn excuse me, may I ask…
- 请坐 qǐngzuò please sit down
- 请客 qǐngkè to treat someone to a meal
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request
- 请教 qǐngjiào to ask for advice
- 邀请 yāoqǐng to invite
- 通知书 tōngzhīshū written notice
- 填 tián to fill in
- 布置 bùzhì to arrange; to assign