Memory phrase for the Kanji: 释
释
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Meaning
to explain, to interpret, to release
Pronunciation
shì
Explanation
Left: 釆 (rice 米 with emphasis ノ), right: variant of vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above ground 土)
Mnemonic
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(It depends on the strong rice:) The emphasized rice stands vertically: That's how it can be explained.
Radicals
釆
emphasized rice
圣
vertical Shows a hand 又 vertically above ground/earth 土. It has also the meaning "holy" from a hand over an object when blessing it.
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Vocabulary
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解释
jiě shì
explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
释放
shì fàng
to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge
稀释
xī shì
to dilute
释迦牟尼佛
Shì jiā móu ní fó
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya); Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
释迦牟尼
Shì jiā móu ní
Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha)
释迦佛
shì jiā fó
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya); Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
诠释学
quán shì xué
hermeneutics
诠释
quán shì
to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation
诠释
quán shì