shè
society
Original meaning:
god of soil
Originally depicted a god (礻) of the soil (土). The meaning later shifted to "shrine", "congregation", and "society".
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
shè
god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society; society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land
Most common words with 社
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
society | ||
community | ||
Xinhua News Agency | ||
socialism | ||
society |
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