Chinese symbol for “assimilate”
摄
shè
Traditional: 攝
(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images); (literary) to conserve (one's health); (literary) to act for
The closest CC-CEDICT match for assimilate is 摄 (shè), defined as: (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images); (literary) to conserve (one's health); (literary) to act for.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “assimilate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb; to assimilate |
| 融入 | róng rù | to blend into; to integrate |
| 吸取 | xī qǔ | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc) |
| 摄取 (攝取) | shè qǔ | to absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate |
| 消化 | xiāo huà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 摄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拍摄 (拍攝) | pāi shè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) |
| 摄影 (攝影) | shè yǐng | to take a photograph; photography |
| 摄影师 (攝影師) | shè yǐng shī | photographer; cinematographer; cameraman |
| 摄像头 (攝像頭) | shè xiàng tóu | webcam; surveillance camera |
| 摄影机 (攝影機) | shè yǐng jī | (old) camera; movie camera; cine camera |
| 摄像机 (攝像機) | shè xiàng jī | video camera; measure word: 部 (bù) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “assimilate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.