捨 (shě) — to give up, let go of, part with

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字

捨 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)

捨＝扌＋舍

ㄕㄜˇ · shě

verb — to give up, let go of, part with

字源 FORM — what the parts do

扌義the hand — opening to release

舍聲shè — gives the sounda lodging, a hut to put down in

Tshè → shě — the tone tips

The hand (扌) opening to let go — 舍 shè gives the sound and a quiet echo: a 舍 is a place you set things down. Together: to release, to give up: 捨棄、捨得、施捨.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手（扌）一鬆，把抓著的東西放下，像放進客舍（舍）那樣——捨。

The hand (扌) loosens and sets down what it held, the way you leave a thing at a lodging (舍) — to let go.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)捨棄、放捨— to give up, let go常用

→捨得、不捨— to be willing to part with

⇒施捨、捨身— to give in charity; to sacrifice oneself

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension