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摄

Traditional: 攝

shè

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shè · sip3 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate
  2. to capture (video or still images)
  3. (literary) to conserve (one's health)
  4. (literary) to act for

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

摄

Meaning
take in, absorb; act as deputy
Radical
扌
Strokes
13
Components
⿰扌聂
Cangjie
XQSJE
Four-corner
5104

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