舍

shě

HSK 53 readings

“To give up” in Chinese is 舍 (shě).

Other characters with the syllable she: see all 9 →

Meaning

to give up; to abandon
to give alms
bound formresidence; house

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bound formmy (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[she4 mei4])
surname She
old variant of 捨|舍[she3]
(archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]

Example

他一放学就回宿舍了。

He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.

From 宿舍 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shěto give up; to abandon / to give alms / old variant of 捨|舍
shèsurname She / (bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 舍

舍得shědeto be willing to part with sthHSK 5 宿舍sùshèdormitoryHSK 5 舍不得shěbudeto hate to do sthHSK 5 恋恋不舍liànliàn-bùshěreluctant to partHSK 7-9 依依不舍yīyī-bùshěreluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leaveHSK 7-9

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