shè

(literary) to wade across a body of water

(bound form) to experience; to undergo; to be involved; to concern

water (氵) + steps (步) = wading into something

步 depicts walking steps, and 氵 places those steps in water — wading across. From literal crossing, the meaning extended to traversing experience, involvement, or any domain one steps into.

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StepsSemantic
WaterSemantic

这件事及很多人的利益。

zhè jiàn shì shè jí hěn duō rén de lì yì。

This matter involves the interests of many people.

他年轻时足过好几个不同的行业。

tā nián qīng shí shè zú guò hǎo jǐ gè bù tóng de háng yè。

When he was young, he set foot in quite a few different industries.

Words with 涉

远涉

yuǎn shè

to cross (the wide ocean)

长途跋涉

cháng tú bá shè

long and difficult trek

关涉

guān shè

to relate (to)

不干涉

bù gān shè

noninterference

交涉

jiāo shè

to negotiate (with)

干涉

gān shè

to interfere

干涉仪

gān shè yí

interferometer (physics)

涉世

shè shì

to see the world

涉世未深

shè shì wèi shēn

unpracticed

涉事

shè shì

to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人[she4 shi4 san1 ren2], the three people involved)

涉及

shè jí

to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon

涉外

shè wài

concerning foreigners or foreign affairs

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