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shě Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shě | she3
English translation
to give up
to abandon
to give alms
surname She
residence
house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up

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About shě

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shě

Contains the radical

shé

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

the shape of a roof

Etymology of shě

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

人舌

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

shé

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.

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Example sentences using shě

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农舍 nóng shè 概述 gài shù ( jiē )

On Cottages in General ( Abridged )

达夫 bèi 阿波罗 Ā bō luó 穷追不舍,最后 zuìhòu bèi 变成 biàn chéng guì shù .

Daphne was pursued by Apollo and was at last changed into a laurel tree.

一小 diǎn 一小点地 kěn zhāo 面包 miànbāo ,好象 hǎo xiàng 舍不得 shěbude gěi 自己 zìjǐ chī 一样 yīyàng .

He nibbled his own bun as though he grudged it to himself.

同时 tóngshí zài 宿舍 sùshè biān ,开始 kāishǐ yòng 颜料 yán liào rǎn zhāo 袜子 wàzi 上衣 shàng yī .

And she started dyeing her stockings and blouses there too.

随着 suízhe 雾散 tiān qíng , 房舍 fáng shè 逐渐 zhújiàn 呈现 chéngxiàn zài 眼前 yǎn qián .

As the mist cleared, the house came into sight bit by bit.

Words with shě

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
宿舍 sùshè dormitory宿舍 sùshè
shě to give up shě
舍不得 shěbude to hate to do sth捨不得
舍得 shě de to be willing to part with sth捨得
施舍 shī shě to give in charity施捨
舍弃 shě qì to give up捨棄
校舍 xiào shè school building校舍 xiào shè
取舍 qǔ shě to choose取捨
割舍 gē shě to give up割捨
农舍 nóng shè farmhouse農舍
寒舍 hán shè my humble home寒舍 hán shè
舍命 shě mìng to risk one's life捨命
依依不舍 yī yī bù shě reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave依依不捨
香榭丽舍 Xiāng xiè lì shè Champs Élysées香榭麗舍
锲而不舍 qièérbùshě to persevere鍥而不捨
老舍 Lǎo Shě Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist老舍 Lǎo Shě
恋恋不舍 liàn liàn bù shě reluctant to part戀戀不捨
舍身 shě shēn to give one's life捨身
房舍 fáng shè house房舍 fáng shè

shě Decomposition & Compounds

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shě Decomposition

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shě Compounds

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  • shě
    • shá , Shū , shē , shá , shě , , , , shè ,
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