old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]; surname Shen
Depicts a lightning bolt. Based on the original meaning "lightning". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
《說文》：“申，神也。七月，陰气成，體自申束。从臼，自持也。吏臣餔時聽事，申旦政也。，古文申。，籀文申。”
lightning