赎 — Chinese character
赎
shú
ransom; to buy; to redeem
- Pinyin
- shú
- Radical
- 154 ⾙ (Shell)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 贝 卖
- Formation
- ideographic — To sell 卖 a soul for money 贝; 卖 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 贖
Common words with 赎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 救赎 (救贖) | jiù shú | to redeem; redemption; salvation |
| 赎金 (贖金) | shú jīn | ransom |
| 赎罪 (贖罪) | shú zuì | to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment |
| 赎回 (贖回) | shú huí | to redeem |
| 将功赎罪 (將功贖罪) | jiāng gōng shú zuì | to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts |
| 赎款 (贖款) | shú kuǎn | ransom |
| 赎价 (贖價) | shú jià | price paid to redeem an object; (religion) price paid to redeem sb |
| 立功赎罪 (立功贖罪) | lì gōng shú zuì | to redeem oneself; to atone |
| 找赎 (找贖) | zhǎo shú | (dialect) to give change |
| 掳人勒赎 (擄人勒贖) | lǔ rén lè shú | to kidnap for ransom |
| 救赎主 (救贖主) | jiù shú zhǔ | Redeemer |
| 苦行赎罪 (苦行贖罪) | kǔ xíng shú zuì | penance (to atone for a sin) |
English words written with 赎
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.