抒

shū
#3,065 most
frequent character
to express, to give expression to

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

抒 has 扌 (a hand) as its meaning part and 予 yǔ as a sound part, though the sound link is not obvious in Mandarin. It first meant 'to scoop up and distribute.' That grew to 'to recount' and then 'to express.'

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Homophones

HSK 1
书shū
book, letter
HSK 4
输shū
to lose, to transport, to donate
叔shū
uncle, father's younger brother
殊shū
(literary) to kill, to behead
舒shū
to stretch, to unfold, to relax
疏shū
to dredge, to clear away obstruction

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