shē

technical
archaic
common

Meaning of

畬 means slash-and-burn farming; burning vegetation for ash fertilizer; field cultivated by slash-and-burn methods; burned field. Pronounced shē.

  • slash-and-burn farming; burning vegetation for ash fertilizer
  • field cultivated by slash-and-burn methods; burned field
  • She ethnic group (mountain-dwelling minority in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Anhui)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

rén
cǎi
yòng
shē
tián
zhī
 
fén
shāo
cǎo
féi
tián
 

The ancients used the slash-and-burn method, burning vegetation to fertilize the fields.

Zhè
zhǒng
shē
gēng
fāng
shì
zài
shān
céng
shí
fēn
biàn
 

This slash-and-burn cultivation method was once very common in mountainous areas.

Measure Words

/ kuài
Primary
/ piàn