shì

Traditional: 釋

释 (shì) is a Chinese word meaning “to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])”.

Meanings

  1. 1to explain
  2. 2to release
  3. 3Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
  4. 4Buddhism

Related words

解释explanation释放to release假释parole保释to release on bail诠释to interpret释怀to get over (a traumatic experience, misgivings etc)如释重负as if relieved from a burden (idiom)获释freed (from prison)注释to annotate; to add a comment注释variant of 注釋|注释[zhu4 shi4]稀释to dilute开释to release (a prisoner)

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