(shì) - to explain, to release (bound morpheme) in Mandarin
shìTraditional: 释
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Translation
to explain, to release (bound morpheme)
Word origin
A compound: the original 釆 (to distinguish, separate) beside 睪, giving the sense of separating and so explaining or releasing.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 釆 (to separate) + 睪 (phonetic element)
Stroke order
释
Examples
。
Please give an explanation.
。
The teacher explained this question.
。
His explanation is very clear.
绳。
He let go of the rope in his hand.
囚。
The king released all the prisoners.
释 (shì) means to explain or to release; it is best known in 解释 (jiěshì), to explain.
Appears in 2 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 释.
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