绅

shēn

girdle; tie, bind; gentry

How to write 绅, stroke by stroke

member of gentry

Pictophonetic: semantic 纟 (silk), phonetic 申

Made of 纟 + 申

绅士shēn shìgentleman
豪绅háo shēnlocal despot
乡绅xiāng shēna scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire
劣绅liè shēnevil gentry; wicked landlord
太平绅士tài píng shēn shìJustice of the Peace (JP)
土豪劣绅tǔ háo liè shēnlocal bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia

一个绅士是不会做这种事的。
yí gè shēn shì shì bú huì zuò zhè zhǒng shì de 。
A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing.
他看上去是一个十足的绅士。
tā kàn shàng qù shì yí gè shí zú de shēn shì 。
He looks every inch a gentleman.
我只知道那个绅士的名字。
wǒ zhī zhī dào nà ge shēn shì de míng zì 。
I know that gentleman only by name.
他看上去是个十足的绅士。
tā kàn shàng qù shì gè shí zú de shēn shì 。
He looks every inch a gentleman.
这样的举止只可能是个绅士。
zhè yàng de jǔ zhǐ zhī kě néng shì gè shēn shì 。
He must be a gentleman to act that way.