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shè

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shè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shè | she4
English translation
to absorb, to take in; to photograph; to act on behalf of

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About shè

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Number of strokes

21

Traditional form

shè

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of shè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌聶

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

niè

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and niè represents the sound. Simplified form of shè .

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Words with shè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
拍摄 pāi shè to film拍攝
shè to take in shè
摄影 shèyǐng photography攝影
摄影师 shè yǐng shī photographer攝影師
摄像机 shè xiàng jī video camera攝像機
摄像头 shè xiàng tóu webcam攝像頭
摄像 shè xiàng to videotape攝像
摄影机 shè yǐng jī camera攝影機
摄氏度 shèshìdù °C (degrees Celsius)攝氏度
摄入 shè rù to take in攝入
摄影棚 shè yǐng péng film studio攝影棚
摄取 shè qǔ intake攝取
摄氏 Shè shì Celsius攝氏
摄制 shè zhì to produce (a TV show etc)攝製
摄影家 shè yǐng jiā photographer攝影家
摄入量 shè rù liàng intake (quantity)攝入量
摄政王 shè zhèng wáng regent攝政王
摄食 shè shí to consume攝食
摄政 shè zhèng to act as regent攝政

shè Decomposition & Compounds

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