舍

shě

old variant of 捨|舍[she3]

person (人) + tongue (舌) = letting go, giving up

舌 mainly supplies the sound shě here. The person radical carries the semantic weight — someone releasing or relinquishing something.

人+舌→舍
人PersonSemantic
舌TonguePhonetic

他舍不得把这本书送给别人。

tā shě bu de bǎ zhè běn shū sòng gěi biérén。

He can't bear to give this book away to someone else.

为了家人,她愿意舍弃自己的时间。

wèi le jiārén,tā yuànyì shěqì zìjǐ de shíjiān。

For the sake of her family, she is willing to give up her own time.

Words with 舍

宿舍

sù shè

dormitory

猪舍

zhū shè

pig shed

四舍五入

sì shě wǔ rù

(math.) to round up or down

不舍

bù shě

reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of

穷追不舍

qióng zhuī bù shě

to pursue relentlessly

邻舍

lín shè

neighbor

锲而不舍

qiè ér bù shě

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth

鸡舍

jī shè

chicken coop

难分难舍

nán fēn nán shě

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

难舍难分

nán shě nán fēn

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

难舍难离

nán shě nán lí

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

青堂瓦舍

qīng táng wǎ shè

brick house with a tiled roof

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