Chinese Character: 社 (Shè - Community/Society)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 示（礻，示字旁） (radical: altar)
笔画数: 7 (7 strokes)
结构分解: 形声字，从示（礻，与祭祀、神灵相关）、土（tǔ，表音），本义指土地神或祭祀土地神的场所（如"社坛"），后引申为群体组织（如"社区"） (ideogram with "礻" (altar) as radical and "土" indicating pronunciation, originally meaning earth god or altar for earth worship (e.g., "altar"), extended to community (e.g., "community"))
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shè (fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
社指土地神或祭祀场所（如"社稷"），或由共同利益组成的群体（如"社区"） (Earth god/altar: (e.g., "country"); Community: group with shared interests (e.g., "community"))
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 社区 (shè qū) - community
- 社会 (shè huì) - society
- 社团 (shè tuán) - association
- 社稷 (shè jì) - country
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作名词表具体场所或群体（如"合作社"），常与"区""会"等词组合（如"社区""社会"） (Noun: specific place or group (e.g., "cooperative"); often combined with "区/会" (e.g., "community", "society"))
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
中国古代"社"是土地崇拜的核心（"社日"为祭祀土地神的节日），与"稷"（谷神）并称"社稷"代指国家；现代"社区"体现基层生活共同体，是社会治理的基本单元 (In ancient China, "社" was central to earth worship ("社日" was a festival for earth god), and "社稷" (earth god + grain god) represented the country. Modern "社区" (community) reflects grassroots life, a basic unit of social governance)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
我们社区每周举办一次活动。(Wǒ men shè qū měi zhōu jǔ bàn yī cì huó dòng.)
Our community holds an activity every week.
青少年是社会的未来。(Qīng shào nián shì shè huì de wèi lái.)
Young people are the future of society.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
"社"由"示"（祭祀）和"土"（土地）组成，想象用祭祀土地神的场所代表群体，轻松记住"社区/社会"的含义 ("社" is composed of "礻" (altar) and "土" (earth). Imagine an altar for earth worship representing a group, making it easy to remember "community/society")