社 (shè) — (bound form) society, organization, agency (used in many compounds); (historical) god of the land
Definition
社 is a bound morpheme meaning 'society/organization', seen in compounds like 出版社 ('publishing house') and 社团 ('club/association'). The historical sense 'god of the land' appears only in classical texts like 社稷.
noun
(bound form) societyorganizationagency (used in many compounds)(historical) god of the land
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 在zàilook-alike(verb) to be (located) at; to exist; to be alive
- 射shèsound-aliketo shoot (an arrow, bullet, etc.)
- 堂tánglook-alike(noun) hall, large room for a specific purpose
- 设shèsound-aliketo set up, to establish
- 场chǎnglook-alike(classifier) used for performances, sports matches, and other public events
- 至zhìlook-alike(verb, literary) to arrive
Examples
- 。Zhè jiā chū bǎn shè chū bǎn le zuì xīn de kē xué zá zhì.This publishing house published the latest science magazine.
- 。Tā cān jiā le yí gè zhì yuàn zhě shè tuán.He joined a volunteer club.
- ，社稷。Zài gǔ dài, jì sì shè jì shì fēi cháng zhòng yào de yí shì.In ancient times, offering sacrifices to the gods of land and grain was a very important ceremony.
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