shú

to redeem; to ransom

#2863

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 2863rd character
Radical ⾙ (154.8)
Strokes 12
Index # 2652
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

赎 shú
  1. 1. to redeem
  2. 2. to ransom

Stroke order

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赎 stroke order animation

Words containing 赎

Word Meaning
ransom
atonement; to atone for one's crime; redemption
to redeem
ransom
to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts
(dialect) to give change
kidnapping for ransom
redemption; to save (a soul)
Redeemer
penance (to atone for a sin)
price paid to redeem an object
Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)
Yom Kippur War; 1973 Arab-Israeli war
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