Taxonomy of meanings for 攝:　　

  • 攝 niè (OC: mɢleeb MC: nep) 奴協切 入 廣韻：【攝然天下安出漢書 】
  • 攝 shè (OC: qhljeb MC: ɕiɛp) 書涉切 入 廣韻：【兼也録也書涉切八 】
    • COMBINE
      • vicombine (two offices), overlap
    • CONCENTRATE
      • vtoNfocus (one's mind); concentrate on
      • vt[oN]be attentive [to one's duty]
    • CONTROL
      • vtoNcontain, contract; keep within limits
      • vtoNpassivebe controlled
      • vtoNinchoativetake exclusive control ofCH
    • GATHER
      • vtoNcausativecause to combine > gather
    • LIFT
      • vtoNgather up (as skirts)
    • OPPRESS
      • vtoNpassivebe oppressed
    • REPLACE
      • vt(oN.)adVreplacing> in place of the contextually determinate N
      • vtoNact as a replacement for
    • RESTRAIN
      • vtoNrestrain
    • TAKE
      • nabactillegal take-over
      • vtoNtake hold of (often by irregular means)
      • vtoNfigurativegrab (power) by irregular means
    • ORDERLY
      • SAFEGUARD
        • SUPPORT
          • APPOINT
            • ARREST
              • REAR
                • PHONOLOGY
                  • BORROW
                    • HEM
                      • PLACE NAMES
                        • SURNAMES
                          • SUMMON
                            • PHOTOGRAPH
                              • = 懾
                            • shèARROGATE
                              • vtoNabarrogate N to oneself CH
                            • shèFIX
                              • vtoNput firmly in placeCH

                            Additional information about 攝

                            說文解字: 【攝】，引持也。从手、聶聲。 【書涉切】 〔小徐本此字次於「𢪈(抩)」字之後。〕

                              Criteria
                            • LIFT

                              1. The most general and the most current word for lifting up anything, in literal as well as figurative senses is jǔ 舉.

                              2. Jiē 揭 refers to the lifting up or raising of something light like clothes or a banner.

                              3. Qíng 擎 refers to the lifting up of something with considerable effort.

                              4. Gāng 扛 refers to the lifting up of something as a feat of strength.

                              5. Shè 攝 and the rarer xī 扱 refer specifically to the lifting up of one's clothes or one's dress to avoid soiling them or stepping on them.

                              6. Yǎng 仰 can be used to refer specifically to the raising of one's head. See LOOK UP