释 (shì): meaning and stroke order
释 (shì) means to explain, to release, Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼), Buddhism.
释
- Simplified
- 释
- Traditional
- 釋
- Pinyin
- shì
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Stroke order of 释
释
- shì to explain; to release
- 12 strokes
- Traditional form: 釋
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Meaning of 释
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shì
Traditional 釋
- to explain
- to release
- Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
- Buddhism
Radical and structure
- 释
- Radical 釆 (Kangxi radical 165) · 12 strokes · 釆 on the left, 𠬤 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 释
- 解释 jiě shì explanation; to explain
- 稀释 xī shì to dilute
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).