设(shè)

HSK 36 strokesTrad. 設

to set up

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Character information

Pinyin
shè
Meaning
to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
設

Origin & structure

Where 设 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠殳

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 殳 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán殳shū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 设 step by step

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

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Words with 设

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

jiàn建shè设
HSK 3

to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute

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shè设bèi备
HSK 3

equipment; facilities; installations

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jiǎ假shè设
HSK 7-9

to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conj…

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xiǎng想fāng方shè设fǎ法
HSK 7-9

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means

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bǎi摆shè设
HSK 7-9

to set out

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shè设dìng定
HSK 7-9

to set

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xià下shè设

(of an organization) to have as a subunit

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rén人shè设

the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定); (fig…

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建备假想方法摆定

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