懂中文 Dong Chinese

抒

shū

express

Phonosemantic compound. 予 represents the meaning and 扌 represents the sound.

Components
予 meaning component

予  Meaning component

yǔ, yú

  

give

扌 sound component

扌  Sound component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

Evolution

抒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
抒 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
抒 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
抒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

抒  

shū

express; eliminate; relieve; to express; to give expression to; variant of 紓|纾[shū]; to relieve

Most common words with 抒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

抒情

lyric

抒发

to give vent

抒

to express

各抒己见

everyone gives their own view

抒情诗

lyric poetry