shě shè

to give up; to abandon; to give alms

HSK 5 #1344

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1344th character
Radical ⾆ (135.2)
Strokes 8
Index # 1165
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

舍 shě
  1. 1. to give up
  2. 2. to abandon
  3. 3. to give alms
  4. 4. old variant of shě
舍 shè
  1. 1. residence
  2. 2. surname She

Stroke order

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Words containing 舍

Word Meaning
Elysée Palace, French president's home
to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
(fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
self-sacrifice (to help others); selfless; altruism
to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
give one’s life to seek religious truth
rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling
to provide alms and rice (idiom)
hostel; small hotel; inn
fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
farmhouse
abstracted; drifting off; restless
Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist
ancient office title; rich and important person
stupa; tower venerating the ashes of the Buddha
ashes after cremation; Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
stupa with Buddhist relics; pagoda
my younger brother (humble term)
farmhouse