Character

释

shì HSK 4

释 shì HSK 4

1. to explain; to expound
2. to dispel; to dissipate
3. to let go; to put down
4. to release (a prisoner); to set free
5. abbreviation for 释迦牟尼, referring to Buddhism
6. a surname

Words using 释 as shì (6)

1 解释 jiě shì — to explain HSK 4
- 解 to untie, to solve
- 释 to release, to clarify
Example

老师正在解释这个问题。

lǎo shī zhèng zài jiě shì zhè ge wèn tí

The teacher is explaining this problem.
2 释放 shì fàng — to release HSK 6
- 释 to release, to let go
- 放 to let go, to set free
Example

警察决定释放那个嫌疑人。

jǐng chá jué dìng shì fàng nà ge xián yí rén

The police decided to release that suspect.
3 注释 zhù shì — annotate HSK 7
- 注 to note, to annotate
- 释 to explain, to interpret
Example

老师让我们注释这篇古文。

lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zhù shì zhè piān gǔ wén

The teacher asked us to annotate this classical text.
4 爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu — love something so much that one can't put it down; fondle admiringly HSK 7
- 爱 love; expresses fondness and affection
- 不 not; negation particle
- 释 release, let go; to put down
- 手 hand; the physical hand
Example

她收到礼物后爱不释手，一直拿在手里欣赏。

tā shōu dào lǐ wù hòu ài bù shì shǒu yì zhí ná zài shǒu lǐ xīn shǎng

After receiving the gift, she loved it so much she couldn't put it down, holding it in her hands and admiring it.
5 诠释 quán shì — interpret HSK 7
- 诠 detailed explanation
- 释 explain, interpret
Example

他用音乐诠释了自己的情感。

tā yòng yīn yuè quán shì le zì jǐ de qíng gǎn

He interprets his emotions through music.

Structure & writing

释 shì — to explain; to expound

释 is not used as a component in any other character.

释 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order