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shè

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shè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shè | she4
English translation
to build, to design; to establish; to offer

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About shè

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

shè

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

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Etymology of shè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

言殳

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

shū

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and shū represents the sound. Simplified form of shè .

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Words with shè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
设计 shèjì plan設計
建设 jiànshè to build建設
设备 shèbèi equipment設備
假设 jiǎshè to suppose假設
shè to set up shè
设计师 shè jì shī designer設計師
设施 shèshī facilities設施
设置 shèzhì to set up設置
设立 shèlì to set up設立
设法 shè fǎ to try設法
设定 shè dìng to set設定
设想 shèxiǎng to imagine設想
开设 kāi shè to offer (goods or services)開設
想方设法 xiǎngfāngshèfǎ to try this, that and the other想方設法
摆设 bǎi shè to arrange擺設
建设性 jiàn shè xìng constructive建設性
铺设 pū shè to install (wiring, cable)鋪設
设计者 shè jì zhě designer設計者
增设 zēng shè to add to existing facilities or services增設
不堪设想 bù kān shè xiǎng unthinkable不堪設想
设防 shè fáng to fortify設防
设身处地 shè shēn chǔ dì to put oneself in sb else's shoes設身處地
架设 jià shè to construct架設
天造地设 tiān zào dì shè ideal天造地設

shè Decomposition & Compounds

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