Meaning of 引申
引申 means (of a word or character) to develop a new meaning from the original meaning; to extend semantically. Pronounced yǐn shēn.
- (of a word or character) to develop a new meaning from the original meaning; to extend semantically
Definitions & Examples
“
Jiàn鉴
”
zì字
běn本
yì义
wéi为
“
jìng镜
zi子
”
，
yǐn引
shēn申
wéi为
“
kě可
yǐ以
zuò作
wéi为
jǐng警
jiè戒
huò或
yǐn引
wéi为
jiào教
xùn训
de的
shì事
”
。
The original meaning of the character '鉴' is 'mirror', which extended to mean 'a thing that can serve as a warning or lesson'.
Zhè这
gè个
cí词
yóu由
jù具
tǐ体
de的
dòng动
zuò作
yǐn引
shēn申
wéi为
chōu抽
xiàng象
de的
gài概
niàn念
。
This word extends from a concrete action to an abstract concept.
“
Dǎ打
”
zì字
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
yǐn引
shēn申
yì义
，
bǐ比
rú如
“
dǎ打
máo毛
yī衣
”
de的
“
dǎ打
”
bìng并
bù不
shì是
zhēn真
de的
jī击
dǎ打
。
The character '打' has many extended meanings; for example, the '打' in '打毛衣' (to knit a sweater) does not actually mean to hit.