设 shè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
设法
shèfǎ
to try to find a way
Characters in this word
法 fǎ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 管理层正在设法降低成本，但不愿牺牲产品质量。 Guǎnlǐcéng zhèngzài shèfǎ jiàngdī chéngběn, dàn bú yuàn xīshēng chǎnpǐn zhìliàng. Management is trying to reduce costs, but is unwilling to sacrifice product quality.
- 他把钥匙丢了，只好设法开门进去。 Tā bǎ yàoshi diū le, zhǐhǎo shèfǎ kāimén jìnqù. He lost his keys and had to find a way to open the door and get in.
- 医生们正在设法减轻病人的疼痛。 Yīshēngmen zhèngzài shèfǎ jiǎnqīng bìngrén de téngtòng. The doctors are trying to ease the patient's pain.
Related words
- 建设 jiànshè to build; construction
- 设备 shèbèi equipment
- 设计 shèjì design
- 设立 shèlì to set up
- 设施 shèshī facilities; equipment
- 设置 shèzhì to set up; settings
- 设想 shèxiǎng idea; to imagine
- 假设 jiǎshè to suppose; hypothesis
- 开设 kāishè to open a business or course
- 摆设 bǎishe decoration; furnishing; mere ornament
- 设 shè to set up; to establish; to suppose
- 设定 shèdìng to set; to establish