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设

shè

HSK 5 Character Traditional 設

What 设 means

1. to set up; to put in place
2. mathgiven; suppose; if

Example sentences

• 假设得很大。
  That's a pretty big assumption.
• 这是个假设。
  That's an assumption.
• 这是台旧设备。
  Zhè shì tái jiù shèbèi.
  This is an old device.
• 我有一个设想。
  Wǒ yǒu yī gè shèxiǎng.
  I had a vision.
• 设备是便携的。
  Shèbèi shì biànxié de.
  The device is portable.
• 远离电器设备。
  Keep away from the electrical equipment.

Words starting with 设

• 设计shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan
• 设备shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
• 设施shè shīfacilities; installation
• 设置shè zhìto set up; to install
• 设立shè lìto set up; to establish
• 设想shè xiǎngto imagine; to assume; to envisage
• 设计师shè jì shīdesigner; architect
• 设有shè yǒuto have; to incorporate; to feature
• 设定shè dìngto set; to set up; to install
• 设法shè fǎto try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
• 设计者shè jì zhědesigner; architect (of a project)
• 设防shè fángto set up defenses; to fortify
• 设宴shè yànto host a banquet
• 设限shè xiànto set a limit; to impose a restriction
• 设身处地shè shēn chǔ dìto put oneself in sb else's shoes
• 设或shè huòif
• 设色shè sèto paint; to color
• 设局shè júto set a trap
• 设计程序shè jì chéng xùdesign process
• 设计规范shè jì guī fàndesign norm; planning regulations
• 设得兰群岛Shè dé lán Qún dǎoShetland Islands
• 设若shè ruòif
• 设厂shè chǎngto establish a factory
• 设摊shè tānto set up a vendor's stand

Words containing 设

• 建设jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
• 假设jiǎ shèto suppose; to presume; to assume
• 想方设法xiǎng fāng shè fǎto think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means…
• 开设kāi shèto offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
• 摆设bǎi shèto set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)
• 增设zēng shèto add to existing facilities or services
• 陈设chén shèto display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings
• 程序设计chéng xù shè jìcomputer programming
• 创设chuàng shèto establish; to set up; to create (suitable conditions etc)
• 铺设pū shèto lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline); to install (wiring, cable)…
• 下设xià shè(of an organization) to have as a subunit
• 不堪设想bù kān shè xiǎngtoo horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable
• 建设性jiàn shè xìngconstructive; constructiveness
• 预设yù shèto presuppose; to predispose; to preset
• 架设jià shèto construct; to erect
• 附设fù shèannexed to; attached to; associated
• 形同虚设xíng tóng xū shèto exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom)
• 常设cháng shè(of an organization etc) standing or permanent
• 特设tè shèad hoc; to set up specially
• 人设rén shècharacter design (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物设定…
• 公设gōng shè(math) postulate; public facilities (abbr. for 公共设施
• 分设fēn shèto set up separately; to establish separate units
• 安设ān shèto install; to set up
• 后设hòu shèmeta- (prefix) (Tw)

Characters that look like 设

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 论lùnopinion; view; theory
• 世shìlife; age; generation
• 译yìto translate; to interpret
• 讼sònglitigation
• 讶yàastounded
• 诀juéto bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula…

Sounds the same

Read shè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 社(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land
• 射to shoot; to launch; to allude to
• 摄(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images)…
• 涉(literary) to wade across a body of water; (bound form) to experience; to undergo
• 拾to ascend in light steps
• 赦to pardon (a convict)
• 舍(bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my…
• 麝musk deer (Moschus moschiferus); also called 香獐子
• 慑(bound form) to fear; to be cowed; (bound form) to frighten; to intimidate; Taiwan pr. zhé
• 蠂Podisma mikado
• 歙used in 歙县
• 韘archer's thumb ring