TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
伸
ㄕㄣ · shēn
verb — to stretch, extend, reach out
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A person (人) and 申 shēn, which already draws something out long. Together: the body reaching and lengthening — 伸手、伸展. From the physical stretch, the figurative one: stating a case at full length — 伸冤、伸張.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個人（人）把手臂往外一拉，越伸越長（申）。
A person (人) draws an arm out and out — longer and longer (申).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)伸展、伸出— to stretch, extend, reach out常用
→伸縮— to extend and retract
⇒伸冤、伸張— to state at full length; to assert
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension