---
title: "Shetuan Meaning: 社团 (shètuán) Means “club”"
description: "社团 (traditional 社團, shètuán) means “club; society; association”. Hear its tones, see what 社 and 团 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shetuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 社团 mean?

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社团 shètuán

## club; society; association

## It can also mean

- (slang) gang

## Its characters

1. 社 shè society
2. 团 tuán group

## In a sentence

我参加了学校的摄影社团。 I joined the school's photography club.

[More about 社团](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A4%BE%E5%9B%A2)

## More words with 社 or 团

- [集团 jítuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jituan)
- [揪团 jiūtuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiutuan)
- [旅行社 lǚxíngshè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luxingshe)
- [社会 shèhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shehui)
- [社会主义 shèhuì-zhǔyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shehuizhuyi)
- [社交 shèjiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shejiao)
- [社恐 shèkǒng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shekong)
- [社牛 shèniú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sheniu)
- [社区 shèqū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shequ)
- [团队 tuánduì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuandui)

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