摄 (shè): (bound form) to take in, to absorb, to assimilate, to capture (video or still images), (literary) to conserve (one's health)
摄 (shè) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to take in.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 聂 (phonetic). It ranks #1395 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 摄 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- (bound form) to take in
- to absorb
- to assimilate
- to capture (video or still images)
- (literary) to conserve (one's health)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 摄
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 拍摄verb | pāi shè | to take (a picture) | 5 |
| 摄像头noun | shè xiàng tóu | webcam | 6 |
| 摄影verb | shè yǐng | to take a photograph | 5 |
| 摄像verb | shè xiàng | to videotape | 6 |
| 摄氏度measure | shè shì dù | °C (degrees Celsius) | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摄像机noun | shè xiàng jī | video camera |
| 摄影师noun | shè yǐng shī | photographer |
| 摄影机noun | shè yǐng jī | (old) camera |
| 摄影棚noun | shè yǐng péng | film studio |
| 摄入verb | shè rù | to take in |
| 摄氏adjective | shè shì | Celsius |
| 摄取verb | shè qǔ | to absorb (nutrients etc) |
| 摄制verb | shè zhì | to produce (a TV show etc) |
| 摄政王noun | shè zhèng wáng | regent |
| 摄影家noun | shè yǐng jiā | photographer |
| 摄政verb | shè zhèng | to act as regent |
| 摄录 | shè lù | to film |
| 摄食verb | shè shí | to consume |
| 立体摄像机 | lì tǐ shè xiàng jī | stereoscopic camera |
| 定时摄影 | dìng shí shè yǐng | time-lapse photography |
摄 appears in 49 compound words: 43 as the first character, 16 as the last, and 41 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 摄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
妈妈摄着孩子的手，慢慢地过马路。
mā mā shè zhe hái zǐ de shǒu , màn màn dì guò mǎ lù .
Mom held her child's hand as they slowly crossed the street.
“老年人吃粗粮越多越好”不科学,合理摄入才是健康关键
lǎo nián rén chī cū liáng yuè duō yuè hǎo bù kē xué , gě lǐ shè rù cái shì jiàn kāng guān jiàn
"The more whole grains the elderly eat, the better" is unscientific, and reasonable intake is the key to health
...园压轴登场 “大港青年防卫队”结合日本特摄美学
. . . yuán yā zhóu dēng chǎng dà gǎng qīng nián fáng wèi duì jié gě rì běn tè shè měi xué
... The grand finale of the park "Dagang Youth Defense Force" combined with Japanese tokusatsu aesthetics
藏学学者拍摄纪录片记录西藏阿里地区传统文化
zàng xué xué zhě pāi shè jì lù piàn jì lù xī zàng ā lǐ dì qū chuán tǒng wén huà
Tibetan scholars filmed documentaries documenting the traditional culture of the Ali region of Tibet
韩国瑜吁立院报告要考虑总统摄护腺 牛煦庭:降低紧张气氛
hán guó 瑜 xū lì yuàn bào gào yāo kǎo lǜ zǒng tǒng shè hù xiàn niú 煦 tíng : jiàng dī jǐn zhāng qì fēn
Han Yu called on the Legislative Yuan to consider the president's prostate Niu Xuting: Reduce tension
韩国瑜关心赖总统摄护腺 庄瑞雄称“很有哏”:朝野适度降温不...
hán guó 瑜 guān xīn lài zǒng tǒng shè hù xiàn zhuāng ruì xióng chèn hěn yǒu 哏 : cháo yě shì dù jiàng wēn bù . . .
Han Kuo-yu cares about President Lai's prostate Zhuang Ruixiong said that it is "very good": the government and the opposition have cooled down moderately...
汤姆没有注意到监控摄像头。
Tāngmǔ méiyǒu zhùyì dào jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu.
Tom didn't notice the surveillance camera.
那个摄影师是哪国人？
Nàge shèyǐngshī shì nǎ guórén?
What's the nationality of that cameraman over there?
水在摄氏100度沸腾。
Shuǐ zài Shèshì 100 dù fèiténg.
Water boils at 100 degrees.
摄氏零度时水会结冰，对吧？
Shèshì língdù shí shuǐ huì jiébīng, duì ba?
Water will freeze at zero Celsius, right?
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