弛

chí

Meanings

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chí

1.to unstring a bow
2.to slacken
3.to relax
4.to loosen

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Wiktionary

1.to unstring a bow; to slacken a bowstring
2.to loosen; to slacken; to relax
3.to fall off; to fall out of use
4.to delay; to defer
5.to remove; to abolish
6.to ruin; to damage

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *hljalʔ): semantic 弓 + phonetic 也 (OC *laːlʔ).

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Stroke order

Components

弛弓也

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Antonyms

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Related words

松弛 to relax 懈弛 slack (discipline)张弛 tension and relaxation 弛缓 to relax; to slacken; to ease 废弛 to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc)弛张热 remittent fever 松弛法 relaxation (alternative medicine)肌肉松弛剂 muscle relaxant (medicine)