涉 shè involve
involve; to concern
How to remember 涉: 氵 water + 步 step = involve. The ball drifts out on the lake water, and grandpa rolls up his trousers to step in after it, because the kids always involve him in their games.
Component breakdown
涉 = 氵 water + 步 step
- 氵 water
- 步 step
- 止 stop
- 𣥂 few
The ball drifts out on the lake water, and grandpa rolls up his trousers to step in after it, because the kids always involve him in their games.
How it is used
- To involve/relate to, and to wade through - 涉及 (shèjí) to involve/touch on, 牵涉 (qiānshè) to implicate.
- 涉嫌 (shèxián) = to be suspected of (a crime): 涉嫌诈骗 suspected of fraud.
- 干涉 (gānshè) = to interfere/meddle; 交涉 (jiāoshè) = to negotiate/deal with (over a dispute).
- Original 'to wade': 跋山涉水 (báshān-shèshuǐ) to trek over mountains and rivers.