old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]; surname Shen

to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016

ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052

fifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040

to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc); derivation

forty-fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028

21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064

cozy and comfortable; to repeat endlessly

Ilyushin, Russian plane maker

Port Dickson (holiday destination in Malaysia)

to order again and again (idiom)