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The character 伸, meaning to stretch or extend, is structurally composed of the human radical 亻 combined with 申, which historically depicted lightning and conveyed ideas of extension or stating. This combination creates a semantic-phonetic compound where the radical suggests the action relates to a person, while 申 provides both sound and the core concept of elongation. Originally describing physical stretching, such as extending a limb, its meaning broadened to include abstract extensions like prolonging time or stating one’s position, thereby maintaining a conceptual link to the act of making something longer or more evident.
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他伸出了手。
小猫伸了个懒腰。
她伸展双臂。
哥哥伸手拿苹果。
运动员在比赛前伸展身体。
植物藤蔓向阳光伸展。
他伸张正义，帮助了很多人。
在困境中，他始终伸出援手。