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shè

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shè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shè | she4
English translation
to ascend in light steps
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shí | shi2
English translation
to pick up
to collate or arrange
ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
to collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)

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About shè

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

shè

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To gather  things in one's hands  shǒu

Etymology of shè

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

扌合

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shè

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跟随 gēnsuí 鲁珀特, shè chuàn Xīn de 珍宝 zhēn bǎo 足迹 zú jì !

Follow Rupert as he picks up a new treasure trail!

shè 烟灰缸 yān huī gāng ,放到桌上.

He picked up the ash tray and put it on the table.

wān shēn shè de 手套 shǒutào .

He bent down to pick up his gloves.

南希 Nán xī 走近 zǒu jìn , shè le 地上 dì shang Zhāng shí Yuán 纸币 zhǐ bì .

Nancy to me and a ten - yuan on the.

ràng chóng shè 生活 shēnghuó de 意义 yìyì .

She showed him all right to live again.

Words with shè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
收拾 shōushi to tidy up收拾 shōushi
shè to pick up shè
不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí irremediable不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí
一发不可收拾 yī fā bù kě shōu shi to get out of hand一發不可收拾
拾荒 shí huāng to glean拾荒 shí huāng
拾金不昧 shí jīn bù mèi to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner拾金不昧 shí jīn bù mèi
拾掇 shí duo to clear up拾掇 shí duo
拾遗 shí yí to pocket a lost article拾遺
拾取 shí qǔ to pick up拾取 shí qǔ
收拾残局 shōu shi cán jú to clear up the mess收拾殘局
拾级而上 shè jí ér shàng to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)拾級而上
俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì fig. extremely common俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì
拾遗补缺 shí yí bǔ quē to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)拾遺補缺
路不拾遗 lù bù shí yí fig. honesty prevails throughout society路不拾遺
俯拾即是 fǔ shí jí shì fig. extremely common俯拾即是 fǔ shí jí shì
拾物 shí wù picked up items (i.e. lost property)拾物 shí wù
拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì to parrot拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì
拾零 shí líng to pick up bits拾零 shí líng
拾音器 shí yīn qì pickup (electro-acoustic transducer)拾音器 shí yīn qì
道不拾遗 dào bù shí yí fig. honesty prevails throughout society道不拾遺
拾芥 shí jiè to pick up cress拾芥 shí jiè

shè Decomposition & Compounds

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shè Decomposition

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