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{{character info|&#xfa4c;}}
{{character info|㊓}}

==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=8}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=113|rad=示|as=03|sn=7|four=34210|canj=IFG|ids=⿰礻土}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|𠶈}}, {{l|mul|𮆠}}, {{l|mul|䀅}}, {{l|mul|𨧽}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0839.260|dkj=24631|dj=1257.020|hdz=42386.070|uh=793E|ud=31038|bh=AAC0|bd=43712}}
{{Han ref|uh=FA4C}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=䄕}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|示|土|ls=ic|t1=god; deity|t2=soil}}

===Etymology===
Probably related to {{och-l|土|gloss=earth, soil|id=1}}; {{zh-ref|Takashima (2004)}} considers them an etymological doublet.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=shè
|m-s=
|c=se5
|c-t=
|g=
|h=pfs=sa;gd=sa1
|j=
|mb=ià
|md=siâ
|mn=xm,zz,tw:siā/qz:siǎ
|mn-t=sia6
|w=sh:6zo
|x=she4
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=y
|cat=n,pn
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[god]] of the [[soil]]
#* {{zh-x|共工 氏 之 霸 ^九州 也，其 子 曰 后土，能 平 ^九州，故 祀 以為{wéi} 社。|Hou-tu, a son of the line of Gong-gong, that swayed the nine provinces, who was able to reduce them all to order, and was sacrificed to as the spirit of the ground.|ref=Liji}}
# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[altar]] for [[offer|offering]] [[sacrifice]]s to the [[god]] of the [[soil]]
#* {{zh-x|^昭-子 曰：「日 有 食 之，天子 不舉，伐鼓 於 社，諸侯 用 幣 於 社，伐鼓 於 朝，禮 也。」| Zhaozi said, "On the occurrence of an eclipse, the son of Heaven does not have his table fully spread, and causes the drum to be beaten at the '''altar of the land''', while the princes of States present offerings of silk at '''that altar''', and cause the drum to be beaten in their courts. This is the rule".|ref=Zuozhuan-L}}
# {{lb|zh|historical}} [[festival]] for [[offer|offering]] [[sacrifice]]s to the [[god]] of the [[soil]]
#: {{zh-x|春社}}
# {{lb|zh|historical}} to [[offer]] [[sacrifice]]s to the [[god]] of the [[soil]]
#* {{zh-x|越 翼日 戊午，乃 社 于 新邑。牛 一，羊 一，豕 一。|and on the morrow, Wu-wu, at the altar to the spirit of the land in the new city, he sacrificed a bull, a ram, and a boar.|ref=Shangshu}}
# {{lb|zh|historical}} {{n-g|an ancient grass-root administrative unit}}
# [[organized]] [[body]]; [[society]]; [[association]]
#: {{zh-x|結社|to form an association}}
#: {{zh-x|報社|newspaper publisher; newspaper office}}
# [[agency]] ({{n-g|used for certain agencies that provide services}})
#: {{zh-x|旅行社|travel agency}}
# {{surname|zh}}: [[She]]
# {{lb|zh|in Vietnam}} [[commune]] {{gl|third level division along with [[ward]]s and commune-level towns}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|旅社|大眾社會|封閉社會|屋社|僑社|功在社稷|幾社|圓社|下流社會|工商社會|工業社會|徵信社|原始社會|報社|婚友社|巴黎公社|崇她社|小康社會|中介社團|封建社會|住宅旅社|宗社|城狐社鼠|大同社會|團社|塔斯社|傳統社會|吟社|合作社|出社會|人民公社|公社|社日|株式會社|甓社珠|社會|棋社|社會失調|社會規範|書香社會|社會地位|新華社|社會調適|民社|社會改革|新社區|春社|法新社|社區|社稷為墟|社會立法|服務社|社會政策|社會安全|社會救濟|社會發展|社會賢達|社長|社會心理|白蓮社|社會現象|社會價值|社會局|社家|社會活動|稷蜂社鼠|社會福利|秋社|社會控制|福利社會|福利社|社會革命|祕密結社|祕密社會|社鼠城狐|社鼠|社鼓|社鬼|社頭|社評|社稷之臣|社稷之器|社火|社櫟|社會體系|社會風氣|社會階級|社會運動|社會變遷|社會調查|社會角色|社會行為|社會秩序|社會科學|社會病態|社會服務|社會方言|社會新聞|社會教育|社會救助|社會成本|社會意識|社會性|社會建設|社會工作|社會學|社會契約|社會壓力|社會問題|社會分工|社會互動|社會主義|社教|社戲|社工|社學|社區電臺|社區電視|社區資源|社區發展|社區意識|社交舞|示範社區|社會整合|社會群島|社會保險|社稷|甓社湖|扶輪社|社論|番社|社會制度|社區服務|旅行社|書社|社公|社倉|會社|社員|社團|社交|社會關係|玄社|社會化|曹社之謀|郊社|賽村社|路透社|美聯社|酒社|通信社|資訊社|錦體社|葬儀社|霧社事件|黑社會|詩社|集會結社|霧社|茶社|股友社|靈安社|結社|貴社|靖國神社|鼠憑社貴|緋綠社|遏雲社|農業社會|錦標社|里社|鄉村社區|部落社會|通訊社|軍聞社|蓮社|茅社|結宗會社|金社|社群|社會群體|一社|二社|博社|大社|新社|榆社|中社}}

===Descendants===
{{CJKV||しゃ|사|xã}}

{{cat|cmn|Advanced Mandarin}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|code=FA4C
|svs=0
|vs1=01
|vs2=03
|col-vs1=aj
|col-vs2=hdmj
|pic-kyu=Ufa4c.svg
|ref={{R:Kanjipedia|0002966000}}
}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=2|rs=示03|kyu=&#xfa4c;}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=じゃ
|kanon=しゃ
|kun=やしろ-, こそ-
|nanori=あり, こそ, たか
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|社%員|しゃ%いん}}
* {{ja-r|社%会|しゃ%かい}}
* {{ja-r|社%交|しゃ%こう}}
* {{ja-r|社%寺|しゃ%じ}}
* {{ja-r|社%稷|しゃ%しょく}}
* {{ja-r|社%団|しゃ%だん}}
* {{ja-r|社%長|しゃ%ちょう}}
* {{ja-r|副%社%長|ふく%しゃ%ちょう}}
* {{ja-r|愛%社%精%神|あい%しゃ%せい%しん}}
* {{ja-r|会%社|かい%しゃ}}
* {{ja-r|会%社%員|かい%しゃ%いん}}
* {{ja-r|支%社|し%しゃ}}
* {{ja-r|神%社|じん%じゃ}}
* {{ja-r|入%社|にゅう%しゃ}}
* {{ja-r|退%社|たい%しゃ}}
* {{ja-r|本%社|ほん%しゃ}}
* {{ja-r|末%社|まっ%しゃ}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=kanon|しゃ}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=しや|-}} {{ltc-l|社}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|しゃ|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR|acc_note=as a noun}}

====Suffix====
{{ja-pos|suffix|しゃ}}

# {{short for|ja|会社|tr=kaisha|dot=:|sort=しや}} [[company]], [[co.]]
#: {{ja-usex-inline|[[毎%日]][[新%聞]]'''社'''|^まい%にち ^しん%ぶん-'''しゃ'''|The Mainichi Newspapers [Company]}}
#: '''Note:''' when in parentheses, it is an abbreviation of {{m|ja|社団法人|tr=shadan hōjin}}, a type of [[incorporated]] [[association]].
# {{lb|ja|historical|Taiwan under Japanese rule|specifically}} [[aboriginal]] [[settlement]]
#: {{coordinate terms|ja|庄|tr=shō|t=Han settlement}}

=====Coordinate terms=====
* {{ja-r|株|かぶ|[[incorporated]], [[inc.]]}}
* {{ja-r|有|ゆう|[[limited]], [[Ltd.]]}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|やしろ}}
{{ja-see|やしろ}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|sort=사|-}} {{ltc-l|社}}.
{{hanja-ety
|dk={{okm-inline|썅〯|ssyǎ}}
|m3={{okm-inline|샤|sya}}
|m3h={{okm-inline|샤직<!--社稷-->|syacik}}
}}

===Pronunciation===
{{ko-hanja-pron|사}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|모이다|모일|사}}

# {{hanja form of|사|[[company]]|noun}}
# {{hanja form of|사|[[social]]|affix}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|사회|社會}}
* {{ko-l|사직|社稷}}
* {{ko-l|사교|社交}}
* {{ko-l|사설|社說}}
* {{ko-l|사원|社員}}
* {{ko-l|사원|社員}}
* {{ko-l|사장|社長}}
* {{ko-l|회사|會社}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|8398}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=xã|rs=示03}}

# rural [[commune]] (administrative subdivision of Vietnam)

===Compounds===
* [[市社]] ([[thị xã]])