Component 申 bolt of lightning

Component 申 bolt of lightning

申, original form of 电, bolt of lightning, serves as phonetic component to form characters. 申 also serves as semantic component to form few characters. 

In modern Chinese, 申 means: state to a superior, report; extend; 9th terrestrial branch.




Characters formed by the phonetic component 申

伸 绅 砷 呻 眒 妽 柛 氠 珅 the same pronunciation shēn
审 婶谉 渖 the same pronunciation shěn
胂 shèn
坤 kūn
迧 抻 chén chēn

Characters formed by the semantic component 申

 畅 chàng