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shù

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shù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shù | shu4
English translation
to forgive
to excuse, to forgive, to show mercy

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About shù

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

shù

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of shù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

如心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shù

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止住 le 那种 nà zhǒng 卑躬屈 jiē de 神气 shénqì , 告诉 gàosu ,饶恕 ráoshù 了他.

I abated his cringes, told him I forgave him.

" 饶恕 ráoshù , 亲爱 qīnài de , " 亲切 qīnqiè de shuì , 一面 yī miàn shēn chū 她的两.

" Forgive me, darling,'she said gently, putting out her arms.

恕我直言 yǐn 起来 qǐlai 不太符合 fúhé 常规 cháng guī

It doesn't sound exactly orthodox, if I may say so.

恕我直言根本 gēnběn jiù 重要 zhòngyào

That, if you'll pardon my saying so, is neither here nor there.

guì zài 地板 dì bǎn shǎng 请求 qǐngqiú 宽恕 kuān shù

He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy.

Words with shù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shù to forgive shù
宽恕 kuān shù to forgive寬恕
饶恕 ráoshù to forgive饒恕
恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me恕罪 shù zuì

shù Decomposition & Compounds

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shù Decomposition

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