STRETCH OUT  伸展伸

CAUSE TO BECOME MORE LONG.
REACH OUTHOLD OUTEXTENDOUTSTRETCHPROFFERLITERARY OUTREACH
Hypernym
  • LONGBIG in ONE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION. See also ENDURING.
    • BIGOF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
      • SIZEQUANTITY of a DIMENSION.
        • QUANTITYDEGREE of being MANY OR FEW that CAN be MEASURED OR COUNTED....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for stretching things so as to make them reach out longer is shēn 伸 (ant. suō 縮 "pull in").

2. Yán 延 (ant. tuì 退 "retract" and perhaps shōu 收 "contract") refers to the stretching out of something in one distinct direction.

3. Zhǎn 展 (ant. juǎn 卷 "roll up, fold up") specifically refers to the stretching out of things in several directions at the same time.

4. Shū 舒 (ant. juǎn 卷 "roll up, fold up") is rather marginal in this group and refers specifically to reaching or spreading out in several directions without necessarily remaining continuous in the process.

5. Shū 攄 (ant. xì 翕 refers to the (often abstract) expansion into a new area.

Modern Chinese Criteria
伸展

展開

張

展 (lit)

鋪展

舒展

舒張

first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis 18.11.2003. CH

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.32

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 144

Words

伸  shēn OC: lʰin MC: ɕin
伸信  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 10 AttributionsWD

The current general word for stretching things so as to make them reach out longer is shēn 伸 (ant. suō 縮 "pull in").

    Word relations

    Syntactic words
  • nabactthe action of stretching out
  • viactstretch as one is yawning
  • viderivedbe ripe for expansionLZ
  • vifigurativeexpandLZ
  • vt+Npermissive, passiveallow oneself to be stretched/enlarged by the amount NCH
  • vtoNstretch out
張  zhāng OC: krlaŋ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 8 AttributionsWD

    Word relations
  • Ant: 弛/LOOSEN
  • Oppos: 約/RESTRAIN The current general word for restraining something or someone is yuē 約 (ant. zòng 縱 "give free rein to").

    Syntactic words
  • vt(oN)spread out the contextually determinate object (net etc)
  • vtoNpull (a bow); stretch, spread
  • vtoNfigurativestrech, spread (an abstract object)LZ
  • vtoNmiddlevoicebe stretched outCH
延  yán OC: lan MC: jiɛn 6 AttributionsWD

Yán 延 (ant. tuì 退 "retract" and perhaps shōu 收 "contract") refers to the stretching out of something in one distinct direction.

    Word relations
  • Object: 頸/NECK Jǐng 頸 is colloquial and refers to the front part of the neck, but the word can also refer to the neck as a whole.
  • Contrast: 舒/STRETCH OUT Shū 舒 (ant. juǎn 卷 "roll up, fold up") is rather marginal in this group and refers specifically to reaching or spreading out in several directions without necessarily remaining continuous in the process.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNstretch ( e.g. in order to reach something, crane (neck etc) 延頸
  • vtoNfigurativestrain (one's eyes etc)
引  yǐn OC: liŋʔ MC: jin 5 AttributionsWD

    Word relations
  • Object: 領/NECK The current general word for the neck is lǐng 領.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNstretch out (e.g. crane one's neck)
展  zhǎn OC: tenʔ MC: ʈiɛn 4 AttributionsWD

Zhǎn 展 (ant. juǎn 卷 "roll up, fold up") specifically refers to the stretching out of things in several directions at the same time.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNspread (legs etc); draw up; unsheath (a weapon)
  • vtoNpassivestretched out; spread out
舒  shū OC: lʰa MC: ɕi̯ɤ 3 AttributionsWD

Shū 舒 (ant. juǎn 卷 "roll up, fold up") is rather marginal in this group and refers specifically to reaching or spreading out in several directions without necessarily remaining continuous in the process.

    Word relations
  • Object: 翼/WINGS The current and general ancient word for the wings or any bird or insect is yì 翼, and typically the reference is to wings in movement.
  • Contrast: 延/STRETCH OUT Yán 延 (ant. tuì 退 "retract" and perhaps shōu 收 "contract") refers to the stretching out of something in one distinct direction.
  • Oppos: 卷/BEND

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNspread (one's influence, in several directions)
續  xù MC: zjowk OC: sɢloɡCH 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNmake longerCH
申  shēn OC: lʰin MC: ɕin 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • viactstretch one's limbs; be able to stretch one's limbs
  • vtoNstretch out, reach out
鋪  pù OC: phaas MC: phuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • {vtt...}spread (a place with something)
長  cháng OC: ɡrlaŋ MC: ɖi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNcause to become longer> stretch out
揚  yáng MC: yang OC: k-laŋCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNstretch and lift upCH
急  jí MC: kip OC: krɯbCH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNbe stretched out tightlyCH
信  xìn 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNfigurative= shen1 伸: straighten, make N straightLZ
攄  shū OC: kh-ra MC: ʈhi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD

Shū 攄 (ant. xì 翕refers to the (often abstract) expansion into a new area.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNextend (thoughts etc), spread; spread to
  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNbe stretched out tightlyCH

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