设

設
shè
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to set up, to put in place

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

设 joins 讠 speech with 殳, a hand holding a staff. Together they suggest setting up a sacrifice. From there the meaning grew to 'set up', 'equipment', and 'think up or design'.

Drawn as: speech

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Homophones

社shè
society, organized body
射shè
shoot, fire, discharge in a jet
拾shè
to ascend in light steps
舍shè
(bound form) residence, house
摄shè
(bound form) to take in, to absorb

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