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摄
攝
shè
1. to take in
2. to absorb
3. to assimilate
4. to act for
5. to take a photo
6. photo shoot
7. photo
8. to conserve (one's health)
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

摄
shè
to absorb, to take in; to photograph; to act on behalf of
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

拍摄
pāishè
to film
摄像
shèxiàng
to videotape
摄入
shèrù
to take in
摄取
shèqǔ
absorb (nutrition)
摄影
shèyǐng
to take a photograph
HSK 5
摄政
shèzhèng
to act as regent
摄氏
Shèshì
Celsius
摄制
shèzhì
to produce (a TV show etc)
摄食
shèshí
to consume
涵摄
hánshè
to assimilate
统摄
tǒngshè
to command
调摄
tiáoshè
to nurse to health
摄像机
shèxiàngjī
video camera
摄像头
shèxiàngtóu
webcam
摄入量
shèrùliàng
intake (quantity)
摄影家
shèyǐngjiā
photographer
摄影师
shèyǐngshī
photographer
摄影棚
shèyǐngpéng
film studio
摄影机
shèyǐngjī
camera
摄影术
shèyǐngshù
photography

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,402
Word Frequency Rank
1,589 of 84,292

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