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社

shè

HSK 3.0 · 5

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shè · se5 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) society; organization; agency
  2. (old) god of the land

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

社

Meaning
god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
Radical
礻
Strokes
7
Components
⿰礻土
Cangjie
IFG
Four-corner
3421.0

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