释

釋
shì
#811 most
frequent character
to explain, to release

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

释 joins 釆, to discern, with 𠬤 yì, the act of seeing, which also supplies the sound. It first meant to analyze or explain. The meaning grew to dissolve, get rid of, and set free. In Simplified Chinese, 𠬤 stands in for 睪.

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Homophones

HSK 4
试shì
to test, to try, experiment
事shì
thing
市shì
city
室shì
room
式shì
type, style, pattern, form, ceremony
示shì
to show, to reveal

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