释
shì
to explain
to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism
a picture of 释 → to separate, explain, release
釆 depicts an animal's paw print with splayed marks, evoking the act of distinguishing tracks — sorting things apart. From that idea of careful discernment, 释 extended to mean explaining, releasing, and letting go.
老师解释了这道题的做法。
lǎo shī jiě shì le zhè dào tí de zuò fǎ。
The teacher explained how to solve this problem.
他花了很长时间才把心里的疑问解释清楚。
tā huā le hěn cháng shí jiān cái bǎ xīn lǐ de yí wèn jiě shì qīng chǔ。
It took him a long time to explain the doubts in his heart clearly.
Words with 释
冰释
bīng shì
to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc)
获释
huò shì
freed (from prison)
释法
shì fǎ
to interpret the law
诠释
quán shì
to interpret
释迦
shì jiā
the Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2], Shakyamuni, which means "the Sage of the Shakyas")
释教
shì jiào
Buddhism
释俗
shì sú
to explain in simple terms
释典
shì diǎn
sutras
释出
shì chū
to release
释卷
shì juàn
to stop reading
释名
shì míng
"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
释回
shì huí
to release from custody