恕

shù

to forgive

like (如) + heart (心) = to forgive

如 lends a hint toward the sound shù (though its own reading is rú); the heart radical carries the meaning, suggesting forgiveness lives in the heart.

如+心→恕

如LikePhonetic

心HeartSemantic

请恕我今天不能来。

qǐng shù wǒ jīn tiān bù néng lái。

Please forgive me for not being able to come today.

他说恕我直言，这个方案有很大的问题。

tā shuō shù wǒ zhí yán，zhè ge fāng àn yǒu hěn dà de wèn tí。

He said, forgive my bluntness, this plan has very serious problems.

饶恕

ráo shù

to forgive

乞恕

qǐ shù

to beg forgiveness

容恕

róng shù

to forgive; to pardon

宽恕

kuān shù

to forgive

忠恕

zhōng shù

loyalty and consideration for others; magnanimity (ideal virtues in Confucianism)

恕我冒昧

shù wǒ mào mèi

if I may be so bold

恕罪

shù zuì

please forgive me

请求宽恕

qǐng qiú kuān shù

to sue for mercy