社會

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See also: 社会

Chinese

soil god; ceremony for offering to the soil god
to meet; to gather; group
to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
 
trad. (社會) 社 會
simp. (社会) 社 会
anagram 會社／会社
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Pronunciation

Rime
Character 社 會
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 常 (25) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 麻 (100) 泰 (26)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 常者切 黃外切
Baxter dzyaeX hwajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/d͡ʑiaX/ /ɦuɑiH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/d͡ʑiaX/ /ɦʷɑiH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/d͡ʑiaX/ /ɣuɑiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/d͡ʑiaX/ /ɦwajH/
Li
Rong 		/ʑiaX/ /ɣuɑiH/
Wang
Li 		/ʑĭaX/ /ɣuɑiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ʑi̯aX/ /ɣuɑiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		shè huì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		se6 wui6

Noun

社會

  1. society (aggregate of people living together); community
    理想社會／理想社会  ―  lǐxiǎng shèhuì  ―  ideal society
    社會秩序／社会秩序  ―  shèhuì zhìxù  ―  social order
    社會名人／社会名人  ―  shèhuì míngrén  ―  public figure
    回饋社會／回馈社会  ―  huíkuì shèhuì  ―  to give back to society
    改造社會／改造社会  ―  gǎizào shèhuì  ―  to transform society
    服務社會／服务社会  ―  fúwù shèhuì  ―  to serve the community
    推動社會發展／推动社会发展  ―  tuīdòng shèhuì fāzhǎn  ―  to promote the development of society
    社會經濟發展／社会经济发展  ―  shèhuì jīngjì fāzhǎn  ―  socio-economic development
    半殖民地半封建社會 [MSC, trad.]
    半殖民地半封建社会 [MSC, simp.]
    bànzhímíndì bànfēngjiàn shèhuì
    semicolonial and semifeudal society
    知識不一定完全來自於學校的教育，社會也是個大學嘛。 [MSC, trad.]
    知识不一定完全来自于学校的教育，社会也是个大学嘛。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhīshí bù yīdìng wánquán láizì yú xuéxiào de jiàoyù, shèhuì yě shì ge dàxué ma.
    Knowledge does not come from schooling alone. Society is a kind of university.
  2. class (world of a certain group of people)
  3. (archaic) public gathering for offering to the earth god
  4. (Mainland China, slang) mafia; gang
    混社會／混社会  ―  hùn shèhuì  ―  to be in a gang for a living (may also mean "to be in a society for a living")

Usage notes

Use 社會／社会 (shèhuì) when referring to society as an "aggregate of people living together". When society in the sense of "organization or club" is meant, use 社團／社团 (shètuán) or 協會／协会 (xiéhuì).

Synonyms

  • (society): (figurative) 人海 (rénhǎi)

Derived terms

Adjective

社會

  1. (Mainland China, neologism, slang) thuggish; having the manner of a gangsta
    社會！社會！／社会！社会！  ―  Shèhuì! Shèhuì!  ―  thuggish! (jocular)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
社 會
しゃ
Grade: 2 		かい
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

社(しゃ)會(かい) • (shakai) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 社会 (“society”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
社會

Noun

社會 • (sahoe) (hangeul 사회)

  1. hanja form? of 사회 (“society”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
社會

Noun

社會

  1. chữ Hán form of xã hội (“society”).
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