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establish

HSK 10 N2
shè
セツ
もう.ける
Depicts the process of setting something up using speech (言) and a hand holding a tool (殳).
Components
Traditional (設)
say+ weapon or tool =
establish
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Meaning component
shū weapon or tool
name of old weapon
Depicts a hand holding a tool.
Simplified (设)
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Meaning component
shū weapon or tool
name of old weapon
Depicts a hand holding a tool.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [shè]
to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display
Example Sentences