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.

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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

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

青年旅舍

qīng nián lǚ shè

youth hostel

香榭丽舍

xiāng xiè lì shè

Champs Élysées

香榭丽舍大街

xiāng xiè lì shè dà jiē

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

魂不守舍

hún bù shǒu shè

to be preoccupied (idiom)

黉舍

hóng shè

school building

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