shè

take in

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

聂 sound component

  Sound component

niè

  

whisper

Evolution

摄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
摄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
摄 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
摄 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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shè

take in, absorb; act as deputy; administer, assist; to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to act for; to take a photo; photo shoot; photo; to conserve (one's health)

Most common words with 摄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

拍摄

to film

to take in

摄影

photography

摄影师

photographer

摄像机

video camera