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舍
捨
shě
1. to give up
2. to abandon
3. to give alms
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

舍
shě
house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

不舍
bùshè
reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
住舍
zhùshè
house
割舍
gēshě
to give up
取舍
qǔshě
to choose
宅舍
zháishè
house
宿舍
sùshè
dormitory
HSK 5
寒舍
hánshè
my humble home
房舍
fángshè
house
舍下
shěxià
to abandon
舍命
shěmìng
to risk one's life
舍己
shějǐ
selfless
舍得
shěde
to be willing to part with sth
舍弃
shěqì
to give up
舍身
shěshēn
to give one's life
施舍
shīshě
to give in charity
旅舍
lǚshè
inn
村舍
cūnshè
cottage
校舍
xiàoshè
school building
田舍
tiánshè
farmhouse
老舍
LǎoShě
Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist

Alternate Entries

舍
Shè
surname She
舍
shè
residence

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,343
Word Frequency Rank
3,093 of 84,292