涉

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(literary) to wade across a body of water; (bound form) to experience; to undergo; to be involved; to concern

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To wade 步 through a stream 氵

Components 氵步

ford · Heisig RSH #381

水 water + 步 footstep

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不干涉	bù gān shè	noninterference; nonintervention
涉水鸟	shè shuǐ niǎo	a wading bird
涉世未深	shè shì wèi shēn	unpracticed; inexperienced; naive; unsophisticated
涉黑案	shè hēi àn	gang-related case; criminal case
涉县	Shè Xiàn	She County or Shexian, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市\|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
涉水	shè shuǐ	to wade through water; (of a vehicle) to drive through water
涉事	shè shì	to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人[she4 shi4 san1 ren2], the three people involve…
涉外	shè wài	concerning foreigners or foreign affairs
涉黑	shè hēi	gang-related
交涉	jiāo shè	to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)
涉过	shè guò	to ford (a stream, river etc)
涉世	shè shì	to see the world; to go out into society; to gain experience
爬山涉水	pá shān shè shuǐ	to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey
关涉	guān shè	to relate (to); to concern; to involve; connection; relationship
干涉	gān shè	to interfere; to meddle; interference
干涉仪	gān shè yí	interferometer (physics)
涉足	shè zú	to set foot in; to step into; to become involved for the first time
涉密	shè mì	to involve or deal with classified information
远涉	yuǎn shè	to cross (the wide ocean)
涉笔	shè bǐ	to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")