申

Glyph origin
— a bolt of lightning. Original character of and.

Etymology

 * “to extend; to state; to request; to announce; again”
 * From + devoicing causative or iterative.


 * 9th earthly branch
 * From sense "to extend", denoting the moon's "extending" phase, i.e. waxing half-moon with a concave edge.
 * For its association with the monkey, compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.


 * “Shanghai”
 * From, an alternative name of , the largest river in Shanghai.

Definitions

 * 1) to extend; to stretch
 * 2) to state; to explain
 * 3) to request; to report
 * 4) to announce; to express
 * 5)  again; repeatedly
 * 6) ninth of twelve earthly branches
 * 7) monkey of the Chinese zodiac
 * 8) 3 to 5 p.m.
 * 9) seventh month of the Chinese calendar
 * 10)   vassal state during the
 * 1) 3 to 5 p.m.
 * 2) seventh month of the Chinese calendar
 * 3)   vassal state during the

Kanji

 * 1)  to speak
 * 2) the monkey, one of the twelve animals of the

Etymology 1
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) the, the ninth of the twelve

Etymology 2
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) the, the ninth of the twelve