赎(shú)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad. 贖

to redeem

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Character information

Pinyin
shú
Meaning
to redeem; to ransom
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
贖

Origin & structure

Where 赎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰贝卖

To sell 卖 a soul for money 贝; 卖 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

贝bèi卖mài

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 贖: To sell 賣 a soul for money 貝; 賣 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 赎 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 赎

Common words using 赎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǎo找shú赎

(dialect) to give change

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jiù救shú赎

to redeem; redemption; salvation

Open 救赎 page →
shú赎jià价

price paid to redeem an object; (religion) price paid to redeem sb; ransom

Open 赎价 page →
shú赎huí回

to redeem

Open 赎回 page →
shú赎zuì罪

to atone for one's crime

Open 赎罪 page →
shú赎jīn金

ransom

Open 赎金 page →
jiāng将gōng功shú赎zuì罪

to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

Open 将功赎罪 page →
lì立gōng功shú赎zuì罪

to redeem oneself

Open 立功赎罪 page →

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From 赎’s common words

找救价回罪金将功

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