shě, shè
residence
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound. 口 (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.
Components
Evolution

Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 舍
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
dormitory | ||
to give up | ||
to hate to do sth | ||
to be willing to part with sth | ||
to give in charity |
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