涉

shè

sh+è·4th tone

(literary) to wade across a body of water

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深没活洋

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Character Decomposition

涉=氵+步

Etymology

To wade 步 through a stream 氵

Meanings

(literary) to wade across a body of water

(bound form) to experience

to undergo

to be involved

to concern

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Words with 涉 100 total

to interfere · to meddle · interference干涉gān shè to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")涉笔shè bǐ to browse · to glance through · to read涉览shè lǎn to experience涉历shè lì

Idioms with 涉 15 total Chain

to travel over land and water (idiom)跋山涉水bá shān shè shuǐ long and difficult trek长途跋涉cháng tú bá shè to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey爬山涉水pá shān shè shuǐ lit. three pigs crossing the river (idiom) · fig. textual errors or misprints in books三豕涉河sān shǐ shè hé