Memory phrase for the character: 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
 
(It depends on the strong rice:) The emphasized rice stands vertically: That's how it can be explained.

Radicals

釆 emphasized rice
圣 verticalShows 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

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  

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