shì

interprete, elucidate; release

DEFINITIONS

釋 shì
  • to explain
  • to release
  • Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
  • Buddhism

WORDS

quán shì to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation
學 quán shì xué hermeneutics
資料 quán shì zī liào metadata
俗 shì sú to explain in simple terms
典 shì diǎn Buddhist doctrine; sutras
出 shì chū to release; to make available; to liberate; disengagement
卷 shì juàn to stop reading
名 shì míng "Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
回 shì huí to release from custody
嫌 shì xián to forget bad feelings; to mend a relationship
尊 shì zūn another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha
念 shì niàn (literary) to be reassured; not to worry
懷 shì huái to release (tension); relief (from suspense); to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget)
手 shì shǒu to let go; to loosen one's grip; to put sth down
放 shì fàng to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge
放出獄 shì fàng chū yù to release from jail
教 shì jiào Buddhism
文 shì wén interpreting words; to explain the meaning of words in classic texts; to decipher an old script
然 shì rán relieved; at ease; feel relieved
疑 shì yí to dispel doubts; to clear up difficulties
經 shì jīng exegesis; explanation of classic text
義 shì yì the meaning of sth; an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases; definition; an interpretation (of doctrine); religious doctrine
讀 shì dú to read and interpret ancient texts; to decipher
迦 shì jiā Sakya (name of a north Indian tribe); abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼 Sakyamuni Buddha; sugar apple
迦佛 shì jiā fó Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya); Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism