shè

to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 設

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

假设明天不下雨。

Suppose it does not rain tomorrow.

学校新设了课程。

The school added new courses.