衍伸
yǎn shēn
Pinyin

Definition

衍伸
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yǎn shēn
  1. to give rise (to)
  2. to spawn
  3. to spread (to)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
伸
shēn
  1. 1 to stretch
  2. 2 to extend
伸冤
shēn yuān
  1. 1 to right wrongs
  2. 2 to redress an injustice
伸展
shēn zhǎn
  1. 1 stretching
  2. 2 extension
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle
伸直
shēn zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
  2. 2 to stretch out
延伸
yán shēn
  1. 1 to extend
  2. 2 to spread
拉伸
lā shēn
  1. 1 to draw
  2. 2 to stretch
敷衍
fū yǎn
  1. 1 to elaborate (on a theme)
  2. 2 to expound (the classics)
  3. 3 perfunctory
  4. 4 to skimp
  5. 5 to botch
  6. 6 to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
  7. 7 barely enough to get by
伸延
shēn yán
  1. 1 see 延伸[yán shēn]
伸张
shēn zhāng
  1. 1 to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
  2. 2 to promote
伸懒腰
shēn lǎn yāo
  1. 1 to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
伸缩
shēn suō
  1. 1 to lengthen and shorten
  2. 2 flexible
  3. 3 adjustable
  4. 4 retractable
  5. 5 extensible
  6. 6 telescoping (collapsible)
伸缩性
shēn suō xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
伸长
shēn cháng
  1. 1 to stretch
  2. 2 to extend
伸开
shēn kāi
  1. 1 to stretch out
夏衍
Xià Yǎn
  1. 1 Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
繁衍
fán yǎn
  1. 1 to multiply
  2. 2 to reproduce
  3. 3 to increase gradually in number or quantity
能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible
衍伸
yǎn shēn
  1. 1 to give rise (to)
  2. 2 to spawn
  3. 3 to spread (to)

Idioms (5)

伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
  1. 1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
胄裔繁衍
zhòu yì fán yǎn
  1. 1 Descendants are great in numbers. (idiom)
能伸能屈
néng shēn néng qū
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible
能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible

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