社會

简 社会 · 繁 社會
Mandarin · pinyin shè huì

Meanings

  1. society
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社
shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
會
huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会
huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
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4–4 · she4 hui4

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se5 wui2

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. society (aggregate of people living together); community
  2. class (world of a certain group of people)
  3. (Mainland China, slang) mafia; gang

adj · Etymology 1

  1. (Mainland China, neologism, slang) thuggish; having the manner of a gangsta

noun · Etymology 2

  1. (archaic) public gathering for offering to the earth god

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