社

shè
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frequent character
society, organized body
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

社 shows an ancestral tablet and a mound of earth; together they mark a place. That gives the first sense, 'god over a locale.' Worship at such a place grew to 'worship' and then to 'group.' 土 also once supplied the sound, but the link is unclear today.

Drawn as: ancestral tablet; mound of earth

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Example Sentences

我们学校有一个艺术社。
wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu yígè yìshù shè 。
Our school has an art club.
这个社是为了帮助学生交流。
zhègè shè shì wèile bāngzhù xuéshēng jiāoliú 。
This society is created to help students communicate.
他是这个社的主席。
tāshì zhègè shè de zhǔxí 。
He is the president of this society.

Words with similar meanings

会huì
association
This term is often used to refer to a group of people coming together for a common purpose, similar to '社'.
团体tuántǐ
group
This term refers to a collective or group of people, which aligns with the concept of '社' but is more general.

Homophones

射shè
shoot, fire, discharge in a jet
拾shè
to ascend in light steps
设shè
to set up, to put in place
舍shè
(bound form) residence, house
摄shè
(bound form) to take in, to absorb

Words Starting With 社

社会shè huì
society
社区shè qū
community

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