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延伸

yánshēn

to stretch out

A path stretching into the distance
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Characters in this word

延 yán

Strokes
6
Radical
廴 — to walk, to go
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 延

伸 shēn

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 申 to report
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 路延伸到河边。 Lù yánshēn dào hé biān. The road stretches to the river.
  • 线向前延伸。 Xiàn xiàng qián yánshēn. The line stretches forward.
  • 小路延伸很远。 Xiǎo lù yánshēn hěn yuǎn. The path stretches very far.

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