申 shēn to extend; to state; to explain

Made up of [田 tián field radical 102]
Used as component 申 in :神 shén
Made with 5 strokes.
Originally a picture of a bolt of lightning but became a 'field' with an extended central line - hence concept of 'extend'

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Also uses 田 tián component: 畜 chù (livestock) 戴 dài (to respect) 电 diàn (electric) 富 fù (rich) 福 fú (good fortune) 画 huà (to draw) 黄 huáng (yellow) 甲 jiǎ (first in list) 疆 jiāng (border) 累 lèi (tired) 雷 léi (thunder) 里 lǐ (inside) 猫 māo (cat) 亩 mǔ (area) 男 nán (male) 思 sī (to think) 由 yóu (to follow)

Sounds same

身 shēn (body)

Different tone

神 shén (god) 什 shén (what)

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stroke order for 申
Stroke order for character 申, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚

Proverbs

三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn Giving order after order. Someone who is officious and over-bearing. The use of three and five is often used to give idea of endless repetition.