That gentleman usually wears a hat.
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绅士
Traditional: 紳士
shēn shì
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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shēn shì · san1 si2 (Jyutping)
- gentleman
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Character breakdown
绅
- Meaning
- girdle; tie, bind; gentry
- Radical
- 纟
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰纟申
- Cangjie
- VMLWL
- Four-corner
- 2510
士
- Meaning
- scholar, gentleman; soldier
- Radical
- 士
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- JM
- Four-corner
- 4010.0
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Example sentences
A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing.
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