赦 (shè) — to pardon, to remit (punishment)
Definition
verb
to pardonto remit (punishment)
Examples
- 赦。Huáng dì shè le tā de sǐ zuì.The emperor pardoned his death sentence.
- 。Tā yīn lì gōng ér bèi shè miǎn.He was pardoned because of his meritorious service.
- 。Dà shè tiān xià shì gǔ dài huáng dì de quán lì.A general amnesty was the power of ancient emperors.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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
攴攴pūhand holding a stick
Sound part声符shēngfú
亦
亦yì赦shè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The older form of 赦 paired 亦 as a sound part with 攴, a hand holding a stick; later writing changed the sound part.
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