释 — Chinese character
释
shì
to explain, to interpret; to release
- Pinyin
- shì
- Radical
- 165 ⾤ (Distinguish)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 釆
- Formation
- pictophonetic — collect; meaning component 釆; sound component 睪
- Traditional
- 釋
Common words with 释
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation; to explain |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 诠释 (詮釋) | quán shì | to interpret; to comment and explain |
| 注释 (注釋) | zhù shì | to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation |
| 注释 (註釋) | zhù shì | variant of 注释 (zhù shì) |
| 获释 (獲釋) | huò shì | freed (from prison); to obtain release |
| 保释 (保釋) | bǎo shì | to release on bail; to bail |
| 阐释 (闡釋) | chǎn shì | to explain; to expound |
| 释出 (釋出) | shì chū | to release; to make available |
| 稀释 (稀釋) | xī shì | to dilute |
| 假释 (假釋) | jiǎ shì | parole |
| 释义 (釋義) | shì yì | the meaning of sth; an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases |
English words written with 释
- explanation
- bail
- relieved
- interpreted
- freed
- interpret
- parole
- buddhism
- dilute
- disengagement
- exegesis
- hermeneutics
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.