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.

To distinguishSemantic

老师解了这道题的做法。

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

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

释嫌

shì xián

to forget bad feelings; to mend a relationship

释家

shì jiā

a Buddhist

释尊

shì zūn

another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha

释念

shì niàn

(literary) to be reassured

释怀

shì huái

to get over (a traumatic experience, misgivings etc)

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