Listen to pronunciation (Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced shĕ. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translations
house, an ancient unit of distance, shed, hut
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 舍 ( shè ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of shè are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
舍 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
dormitory | building
舍 ( she / shè ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1159)
Chinese example words containing the character 舍 ( she / shè )
老舍 ( Lăo Shĕ = Lao She ),舍不得 ( shĕ bù dé = to hate to part with or use ),宿舍 ( sùshè = dormitory )
Other characters that are pronounced shè in Chinese