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释
釋
shì
1. to explain
2. to release
3. Buddha (abbr. for [[釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼<Shìjiāmóuní>]])
4. Buddhism
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

释
shì
to explain, to interpret; to release
HSK 4 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

保释
bǎoshì
to release on bail
假释
jiǎshì
parole
冰释
bīngshì
to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc)
注释
zhùshì
marginal notes
HSK 6
消释
xiāoshì
to dispel (doubts)
获释
huòshì
freed (from prison)
略释
lüèshì
a brief explanation
真释
zhēnshì
true explanation
稀释
xīshì
to dilute
解释
jiěshì
explanation
HSK 4
训释
xùnshì
to explain
诠释
quánshì
to interpret
释俗
shìsú
to explain in simple terms
释典
shìdiǎn
Buddhist doctrine
释出
shìchū
to release
释卷
shìjuàn
to stop reading
释名
Shìmíng
"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
释回
shìhuí
to release from custody
释尊
Shìzūn
another name for Sakyamuni [[釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛]], the historical Buddha
释念
shìniàn
(literary) to be reassured

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
812
Word Frequency Rank
706 of 84,292

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