Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "设", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "设", and master the standard way of writing the character "设".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 设
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "设" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to set up / to arrange / to establish / to found / to display
设 shè
1. 布置,安排:to arrange, set up
Example: ~立 (set up), ~置 (a. set up; b. install), ~宴 (arrange a feast).
2. 筹划:to plan
Example: ~计 (work out a plan), ~法 (formulate a method).
3. 假使:if
Example: 假~ (hypothetically), ~或 (or if), ~身处地 (suppose oneself in a situation).
4. 同本义:display; find a place for
Example: 设,施陈也 (setup and display). Reference: 《说文》.
5. 创立,建立,开创:to create, establish, or set up
Example: 设都于禹之绩 (establish a capital based on Yu's achievements).
6. 筹划;秘密策划:to work out; plot
Example: 设以攻宋 (plot to attack Song).
7. 拟设;设置:to set up; install
Example: 设疑 (raise a question).
8. 施行,实现:to carry out
Example: 设教 (carry out education).
9. 布置,部署:to arrange; fix up
Example: 赵亦盛设兵以待秦 (Zhao set up soldiers to await Qin).
10. 表示假设关系,相当于“如果”、“假如”:to indicate a hypothetical relationship, equivalent to "if"
Example: 设若 (if), 设使 (suppose).
11. 完备:complete
Example: 居处,兵卫甚设 (the place is well-equipped with guards).
12. 大:large
Example: 益长裕而不设 (undeniably vast).