涉 (shè): (literary) to wade across a body of water, (bound form) to experience, to undergo
涉 (shè) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) to wade across a body of water.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (structural) and 步 (structural). It ranks #1233 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 涉 to wade 步 through a stream 氵. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- (literary) to wade across a body of water
- (bound form) to experience
- to undergo
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo wade 步 through a stream 氵
Decomposition: ⿰氵步 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 涉
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 干涉 | gān shè | to interfere |
| 牵涉 | qiān shè | to involve |
| 涉嫌 | shè xián | to be a suspect (in a crime) |
| 交涉 | jiāo shè | to negotiate (with) |
| 涉足 | shè zú | to set foot in |
| 长途跋涉 | cháng tú bá shè | long and difficult trek |
| 跋涉 | bá shè | to trudge |
| 涉案 | shè àn | (of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case |
| 涉险 | shè xiǎn | to take risks |
| 涉猎 | shè liè | to skim (through a book) |
| 跋山涉水 | bá shān shè shuǐ | to travel over land and water (idiom) |
| 涉外 | shè wài | concerning foreigners or foreign affairs |
| 不干涉 | bù gān shè | noninterference |
| 涉世未深 | shè shì wèi shēn | unpracticed |
| 涉过 | shè guò | to ford (a stream, river etc) |
涉 appears in 39 compound words: 67 as the first character, 23 as the last, and 10 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 涉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
站在桥上望去，涉水缓缓向东流去。
zhàn zài qiáo shǎng wàng qù , shè shuǐ huǎn huǎn xiàng dōng liú qù .
Standing on the bridge, the water flows slowly eastward.
张琼姿餐厅卷入高金素梅涉贪案 昔“车内密会潘若迪”险被离婚
zhāng 琼 zī cān tīng juǎn rù gāo jīn sù méi shè tān àn xī chē nèi mì huì pān ruò dí xiǎn bèi lí hūn
Zhang Qiongzi's restaurant was involved in Gao Jin Sumei's corruption case, and the former "secret meeting Pan Ruodi in the car" was almost divorced
中国籍男子涉为200人伪造日本居留证明被捕
zhōng guó jí nán zǐ shè wéi 2 0 0 rén wěi zào rì běn jū liú zhèng míng bèi bǔ
A Chinese man was arrested for forging Japanese residence certificates for 200 people
NBA 史上最严厉处分?快艇涉嫌9亿元阴阳约 美记曝雷纳德合约恐作废
N B A shǐ shàng zuì yán lì chǔ fēn ? kuài tǐng shè xián 9 yì yuán yīn yáng yuē měi jì pù léi nà dé gě yuē kǒng zuò fèi
The toughest punishment in NBA history? The Clippers are suspected of a 900 million yuan yin-yang contract, and Meiji revealed that Leonard's contract may be invalidated
美关税新变局 涉外人士:审慎应对301条款调查
měi guān shuì xīn biàn jú shè wài rén shì : shěn shèn yīng duì 3 0 1 tiáo kuǎn diào chá
New changes in U.S. tariffs Foreign-related people: Prudently respond to Section 301 investigations
涉行贿800万换取贷款申请 反贪会捕前电讯...
shè háng huì 8 0 0 wàn huàn qǔ dài kuǎn shēn qǐng fǎn tān huì bǔ qián diàn xùn . . .
Involving bribery of 8 million yuan in exchange for loan applications Anti-Corruption Commission arrest pre-telecommunications...
你得在涉谷换乘火车。
Nǐ děi zài Shègǔ huànchéng huǒchē.
You have to change trains at Shibuya.
记者没有犹豫地去干涉了人们的私生活。
Jìzhě méiyǒu yóuyù de qù gānshè le rénmen de sīshēnghuó.
Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy.
天文学涉及恒星和行星的研究。
Tiānwénxué shèjí héngxīng hé xíngxīng de yánjiū.
Astronomy involves the study of stars and planets.
我的父亲总是干涉我的私生活。
Wǒ de fùqīn zǒngshì gānshè wǒ de sīshēnghuó.
My father is always poking his nose into my private life.
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