Chinese words starting with “she”
28 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable she. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 5 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial sh · final e · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 2
- 2nd tone 2
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 22
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 设计shè jìHSK 3
to design; to plan; design; plan
- 社会shè huìHSK 3
society
- 设备shè bèiHSK 3
equipment; facilities; installations
- 社区shè qūHSK 5
community; neighborhood
- 设立shè lìHSK 3
to set up; to establish
All 28 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 射 | shè | v,vn | to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) | |
| 2 | 设 | shè | v | to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if | |
| 3 | 涉及 | shè jí | v,vn | to involve; to touch upon (a topic) | |
| 4 | 摄影 | shè yǐng | v,vn | to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie) | |
| 5 | 设置 | shè zhì | v,vn | to set up; to install | |
| 6 | 设施 | shè shī | n | facilities; installation | |
| 7 | 蛇 | shé | n | snake; serpent | |
| 8 | 社 | shè | n,g | (bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land | |
| 9 | 设计师 | shè jì shī | n | designer; architect | |
| 10 | 射击 | shè jī | v,vn | to shoot; to fire (a gun) | |
| 11 | 涉嫌 | shè xián | v,vn | to be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of | |
| 12 | 摄影师 | shè yǐng shī | n | photographer; cameraman | |
| 13 | 设定 | shè dìng | v,vn | to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences | |
| 14 | 舌头 | shé tou | n | tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information | |
| 15 | 摄像机 | shè xiàng jī | n | video camera | |
| 16 | 社交 | shè jiāo | n | interaction; social contact | |
| 17 | 社会主义 | shè huì zhǔ yì | n | socialism | |
| 18 | 设想 | shè xiǎng | v,vn | to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for | |
| 19 | 设法 | shè fǎ | v | to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth) | |
| 20 | 摄像 | shè xiàng | v,vn,n | to videotape | |
| 21 | 舍不得 | shě bu de | v | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge | |
| 22 | 奢侈 | shē chǐ | a,an | luxurious; extravagant | |
| 23 | 社团 | shè tuán | n | association; society; group; union; club; organization | |
| 24 | 舍得 | shě de | v | to be willing to part with sth | |
| 25 | 奢望 | shē wàng | v,vn | an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations | |
| 26 | 摄氏度 | shè shì dù | q | °C (degrees Celsius) | |
| 27 | 社论 | shè lùn | n | editorial (in a newspaper) | |
| 28 | 摄取 | shè qǔ | v,vn | to absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate; intake; to take a photograph of (a scene) |
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