审 (shěn): to examine
审 (shěn) is a Chinese character meaning “to examine.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 申 (phonetic). It ranks #746 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 审 courtroom. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- to examine
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 审
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陪审团noun | péi shěn tuán | jury |
| 审判verb | shěn pàn | a trial |
| 审讯verb | shěn xùn | inquest |
| 评审verb | píng shěn | to appraise |
| 审问verb | shěn wèn | to interrogate |
| 陪审员noun | péi shěn yuán | juror |
| 庭审noun | tíng shěn | court hearing |
| 审查verb | shěn chá | to examine |
| 审理verb | shěn lǐ | to hear (a case) |
| 受审noun | shòu shěn | to stand trial |
| 审视verb | shěn shì | to look closely at |
| 审核verb | shěn hé | to audit |
| 审计verb | shěn jì | to audit |
| 审议verb | shěn yì | (of a committee etc) to deliberate |
| 审批verb | shěn pī | to examine and approve |
审 appears in 87 compound words: 55 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 审 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
审计部门正在审查公司的财务报表。
Shěnjì bùmén zhèngzài shěnchá gōngsī de cáiwù bàobiǎo.
The audit department is reviewing the company's financial statements.
川普:加征15%关税 各国审慎 估不会撤销与美协议
chuān pǔ jiā zhēng guān shuì gè guó shěn shèn gū bù huì chè xiāo yǔ měi xié yì
Trump: 15% Tariff Hike Prompts Caution Among Nations; Agreements with U.S. Unlikely to Be Scrapped
美关税新变局 涉外人士:审慎应对301条款调查
měi guān shuì xīn biàn jú shè wài rén shì shěn shèn yīng duì tiáo kuǎn diào chá
New Developments in U.S. Tariffs: Foreign Affairs Professionals Urge Prudent Response to Section 301 Investigations
...变 陈冠廷:ART价值未减损、应加速国会审议
. . . biàn chén guàn tíng jià zhí wèi jiǎn sǔn yīng jiā sù guó huì shěn yì
...Chen Guanting: The value of the ART has not diminished; parliamentary review should be expedited.
...死囚林旺仁求法官“再给一次机会” 声请再审遭驳回
. . . sǐ qiú lín wàng rén qiú fǎ guān zài gěi yī cì jī huì shēng qǐng zài shěn zāo bó huí
Death row inmate Lin Wangren pleaded with the judge for "one more chance," but his petition for retrial was denied.
...神爷送台湾大礼?翁晓玲:台美贸易协定已无审查必要
. . . shén yé sòng tái wān dà lǐ ? wēng xiǎo 玲 tái měi mào yì xié dìng yǐ wú shěn chá bì yāo
...Divine Master bestows grand gift upon Taiwan? Weng Xiaoling: Taiwan-US trade agreement no longer requires review
哪一位法官审理此案？
Nǎ yī wèi fǎguān shěnlǐ cǐ àn?
Which judge heard the case?
陪审团作出的犯罪判决激起了很大的争论。
Péishěntuán zuòchū de fànzuì pànjué jīqǐ le hěn dà de zhēnglùn.
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.
汤姆的审判将于 10 月 20 日继续进行。
Tāngmǔ de shěnpàn jiāng yú 10 yuè 20 rì jìxù jìnxíng.
Tom's trial will continue on October 20th.
陪审团看起来很震惊。
Péishěntuán kànqǐlai hěn zhènjīng.
The jury looked shocked.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 宀 (courtroom) component
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