释(shì)

HSK 412 strokesTrad. 釋

to explain

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Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼); Buddhism
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
釋

Origin & structure

Where 释 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰釆？

In this compound, the meaning comes from 釆 (collect); 睪 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

釆biàn睪yì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 释 step by step

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

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Words with 释

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

jiě解shì释
HSK 4

explanation

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ài爱bù不shì释shǒu手
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly i…

Open 爱不释手 page →
shì释fàng放
HSK 7-9

to release (a prisoner); to set free

Open 释放 page →
bǎo保shì释

to release on bail; to bail

Open 保释 page →
jiǎ假shì释

parole

Open 假释 page →
bīng冰shì释

to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc); to vanish (of misgivings, differ…

Open 冰释 page →
rú如shì释zhòng重fù负

as if relieved from a burden (idiom)

Open 如释重负 page →
ài爱bù不rěn忍shì释

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)

Open 爱不忍释 page →

Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 释’s common words

解爱不手放保假冰

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