申 (shēn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 申 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
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HSK 4 Words Containing 申
申请
to apply; applicatio n
他申请了一所美国的大学。
Tā shēnqǐng le yì suǒ Měiguó de dàxué.
He applied to an American university.
Tasks Featuring 申 / 相关任务
Words containing 申 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 申
申 (shēn) means to state; to apply (as in 申请). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".