社(shè)

HSK 37 strokes

(bound form) society

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Character information

Pinyin
shè
Meaning
(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 社 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰礻土

An earth 土 spirit 礻; 礻 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

礻shì土tǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 社 step by step

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

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Words with 社

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

lǚ旅xíng行shè社
HSK 3

travel agency

Open 旅行社 page →
chū出bǎn版shè社
HSK 7-9

publishing house

Open 出版社 page →
hé合zuò作shè社
HSK 7-9

cooperative

Open 合作社 page →
bào报shè社
HSK 7-9

newspaper (i.e. a company)

Open 报社 page →
gōng公shè社

commune

Open 公社 page →
fēn分shè社

subdivision or branch of an organization; news bureau

Open 分社 page →
jù剧shè社

theater company

Open 剧社 page →
zhōng中xīn新shè社

China News Service (CNS) (abbr. for 中国新闻社)

Open 中新社 page →

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 社’s common words

旅行出版合作报公

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