涉 shè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 步 walk, stroll, pace, march
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
涉猎
shèliè
to dabble in; to have broad exposure to
Characters in this word
猎 liè
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他虽主修法学，却广泛涉猎社会学和语言学，这使他的论文视角格外开阔。 Tā suī zhǔxiū fǎxué, què guǎngfàn shèliè shèhuìxué hé yǔyánxué, zhè shǐ tā de lùnwén shìjiǎo géwài kāikuò. Although he majors in law, he has widely explored sociology and linguistics, which gives his thesis an especially broad perspective.
- 我对哲学只是涉猎过一点，谈不上深入研究。 Wǒ duì zhéxué zhǐshì shèliè guo yīdiǎn, tánbushàng shēnrù yánjiū. I've only dabbled a bit in philosophy; I can't claim to study it in depth.
- 他从小涉猎广泛，音乐、绘画和编程都有所了解。 Tā cóngxiǎo shèliè guǎngfàn, yīnyuè, huìhuà hé biānchéng dōu yǒu suǒ liǎojiě. He has had broad interests since childhood, with some knowledge of music, painting and programming.
Related words
- 涉及 shèjí to involve, to relate to
- 干涉 gānshè to interfere; to intervene
- 交涉 jiāoshè to negotiate; to make representations
- 牵涉 qiānshè to involve; to implicate; to concern
- 涉嫌 shèxián to be suspected of being involved in
- 打猎 dǎliè to hunt
- 猎人 lièrén hunter
- 猎物 lièwù prey; quarry
- 磨炼 móliàn to temper; to steel; to train through hardship
- 勤工俭学 qíngōngjiǎnxué work-study; to work part-time while studying
- 潜心 qiánxīn to devote oneself wholeheartedly to
- 深造 shēnzào to pursue advanced studies; to further one's education