(shè)

HSK 610 strokes

(literary) to wade across a body of water

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shè
Meaning
(literary) to wade across a body of water; (bound form) to experience; to undergo; to be involved; to concern
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵步

To wade 步 through a stream 氵

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gānshè
HSK 6

to interfere; to meddle; interference

Open 干涉 page →
shè
HSK 6

to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon

Open 涉及 page →
jiāoshè
HSK 7-9

to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)

Open 交涉 page →
shèxián
HSK 7-9

to be a suspect (in a crime)

Open 涉嫌 page →
qiānshè
HSK 7-9

to involve

Open 牵涉 page →
shèshì

to see the world; to go out into society; to gain experience

Open 涉世 page →
shèshì

to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人[she4 shi4 san1 ren2], the three people invo…

Open 涉事 page →

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