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groan

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

shen1 shēn

Meaning


Primary

groan

Alternatives

groans, groaned, groaning, moan

Mnemonic


[sh-] Shrek is in [1] front of the [-(e)n] infirmary where he is chilling on the infirmary lawn next to the garden. Some nurses nearby are tossing a 申 wheel back and forth as part of a game... and accidentally toss it right into Shrek's 口 mouth. Shrek rolls around in pain, 呻 groaning, as the 申 wheel broke a couple of teeth in his 口 mouth. And the 申 wheel is still stuck in his 口 mouth. The nurses try to yank it out, and Shrek 呻 groans in pain.