社

shè

(bound form) society; organization; agency

(old) god of the land

ritual (礻) + earth (土) = society rooted in the land

Ancient communities gathered around sacred earth mounds to honor the god of their land. Over time, these ritual gatherings gave rise to the broader sense of society and organized groups.

礻+土→社
土EarthSemantic
礻RitualSemantic

他在一家出版社工作。

tā zài yī jiā chū bǎn shè gōng zuò。

He works at a publishing house.

这个社区的居民互相帮助。

zhè ge shè qū de jū mín hù xiāng bāng zhù。

The residents of this community help each other.

Words with 社

中新社

zhōng xīn shè

China News Service (CNS) (abbr. for 中國新聞社|中国新闻社[Zhong1 guo2 Xin1 wen2 she4])

封建社会

fēng jiàn shè huì

feudal society

美联社

měi lián shè

abbr. for 美國聯合通訊社|美国联合通讯社[Mei3 guo2 Lian2 he2 Tong1 xun4 she4]

奴隶社会

nú lì shè huì

slave-owning society (precedes feudal society 封建社會|封建社会 in Marxist theory)

社会保障

shè huì bǎo zhàng

social security

社长

shè zhǎng

president or director (of association etc)

朝中社

cháo zhōng shè

abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Chao2 xian3 Zhong1 yang1 Tong1 xun4 she4]

巴黎公社

bā lí gōng shè

Paris Commune 1871, an unsuccessful proletarian uprising against the French Third Republic

会社

huì shè

a guild

通讯社

tōng xùn shè

a news service (e.g. Xinhua)

造福社群

zào fú shè qún

to benefit the community

里社

lǐ shè

village shrine to the earth god

More characters with 礻

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