Keyword
house
- dwelling
- to reside
- to dwell
- to abandon
- to give up
- Frequency
- #1461
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
人 (the shape of a roof) gives the meaning and 舌 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
宿舍
dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel
舍不得
to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge
舍
(bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹 (shèmèi)); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里 (lǐ)
舍得
to be willing to part with sth
舍
to give up; to abandon; to give alms
舍弃
to give up; to abandon; to abort
校舍
school building
施舍
to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
取舍
to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
农舍
farmhouse
房舍
house; building
老舍
Lao She (1899–1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist
不舍
reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
割舍
to give up; to part with
宿舍楼
dormitory building
旅舍
inn; small hotel; hostel
舍人
ancient office title; rich and important person
舍利
(Buddhism) relic found in the cremated ashes of Buddhists (from Sanskrit "śarīra")
舍命
to risk one's life
锲而不舍
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts
费舍尔
(name) Fisher or Fischer
舍身
to give one's life
穷追不舍
to pursue relentlessly
四舍五入
(math.) to round up or down; to round off