恕

shù

Meanings

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shù

1.to forgive

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Wiktionary

1.to show consideration for others; to put oneself in someone's shoes
2.to forgive; to pardon; to show mercy
3.excuse me

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *hnjas): phonetic 如 (OC *nja, *njas) + semantic 心 (“heart”).

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Stroke order

Components

恕如心

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Example sentences

人皆有錯，唯聖者能恕。
To err is human, to forgive divine.

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Derived terms

乞恕仁恕宥恕容恕寬恕宽恕忠恕恕宥恕己及人恕己及物恕罪恕道情恕理遣明恕郭忠恕饒恕饶恕

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Related words

宽恕 to forgive 饶恕 to forgive 恕罪 please forgive me 容恕 to forgive; to pardon 乞恕 to beg forgiveness 忠恕 loyalty and consideration for others; magnanimity (ideal virtues in Confucianism)恕我冒昧 if I may be so bold 请求宽恕 to sue for mercy