Usage of the character 紳
shēn
绅
[紳]
- member of gentry
xiāngshēn
乡绅
[鄉紳]
- a scholar or government official living in one's village
- a village gentleman
- squire
lièshēn
劣绅
[劣紳]
- evil gentry
- wicked landlord
shēnshì
绅士
[紳士]
- gentleman
háoshēn
豪绅
[豪紳]
- local despot
tǔháolièshēn
土豪劣绅
[土豪劣紳]
- local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
tàipíngshēnshì
太平绅士
[太平紳士]
- Justice of the Peace (JP)