Meaning
society; group
Chinese: 社会、社团或机构。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “she” becomes a different word in each tone. 社 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 社会shè huìsociety
- 旅行社lǚ xíng shètravel agency
- 社区shè qūcommunity; neighborhood
- 报社bào shènewspaper (i.e. a company)
- 社交shè jiāointeraction; social contact
Example Sentence
他喜欢参加各种社会活动。Tā xǐ huan cān jiā gè zhǒng shè huì huó dòng.He likes to take part in various social activities.
他Tāhe喜欢xǐ huanto like参加cān jiāto participate各种gè zhǒngevery kind of社会活动shè huì huó dòngsocial activity。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The spirit/altar radical 礻 plus 土 (earth): the altar to the god of the soil — by extension ‘an organized body: a society, association, agency, club’ (社会, 社区, 报社).
A way to remember it
From the altar of the soil to a ‘society, association’.