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Learn Chinese Characters 109 申
Author: caren_zuo Date: 2007-11-13 09:45
By Caren Zuo
申(shēn)

It looks like the character 电. In ancient times, people were terrified when they saw lightning as they couldn’t explain the horrible phenomenon. People thought they might offend some powerful ghosts or spirits. Therefore the original meaning of “申” is “gods” or “ghosts”. Later, as “申” got another predominant meaning “to apply”, a new character “神” was created to bear the meaning “gods” or “ghosts”.
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申(shēn)

It looks like the character 电. In ancient times, people were terrified when they saw lightning as they couldn’t explain the horrible phenomenon. People thought they might offend some powerful ghosts or spirits. Therefore the original meaning of “申” is “gods” or “ghosts”. Later, as “申” got another predominant meaning “to apply”, a new character “神” was created to bear the meaning “gods” or “ghosts”.
申请(shēn qǐng)
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