舍 (shě) — (bound form) to give up; to abandon

Definition

舍 (shě) is a bound form meaning 'to give up, to abandon' — it always combines with another verb (舍弃, 割舍, 舍不得) and stands alone.

bound form

to give upto abandon

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Wèi le mèng xiǎng, tā yuàn yì shě qì xiàn zài de gōng zuò.
For his dream, he is willing to give up his current job.
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Wǒ shě bu de zhè xiē lǎo péng you.
I can't bear to part with these old friends.
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Tā háo bù yóu yù dì gē shě le jiù xí guàn.
He cut off old habits without hesitation.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

余yú舍shè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

舍 is 余 plus 口. 余 was the original picture for this word, and 口 was later added to distinguish it.

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