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社会

shèhuì

society

People holding hands in a circle
Memory picture

Characters in this word

社 shè

Strokes
7
Radical
礻 — spirit
Made of
礻 spirit 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

会 huì

Strokes
6
Radical
人 — man, person
Made of
人 man, person 云 cloud
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 社会很复杂。 Shè huì hěn fù zá. Society is very complex.
  • 他关心社会。 Tā guān xīn shè huì. He cares about society.
  • 社会需要爱。 Shè huì xū yào ài. Society needs love.

Related words

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