捨 meaning and stroke order
House, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
How to write 捨, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 捨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to give up; to abandon
- to give alms
How 捨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. House.
舍 gives the meaning and 扌 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 捨
捨 puts a hand 扌 next to a house 舍. Picture your hand letting go of your house as you walk away, and you have the meaning to give up or abandon.
捨 (shě) means to give up or part with something, and it is most common in fixed words like 舍不得 (shěbude) and 舍弃 (shěqì). Mainland texts write it as 舍, so the words look the same as the house character. Example: 我舍不得离开这里。(Wǒ shěbude líkāi zhèlǐ.) I can't bear to leave this place.
Common mistake: Learners often read 舍 in these words with fourth tone, shè, which is the reading for house, as in 宿舍 (sùshè, dormitory). When it means to give up, as in 舍不得 or 舍弃, say third tone shě.
Common words with 捨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 捨不得 | shěbude | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with | HSK 5 |
| 捨得 | shěde | to be willing to part with sth | HSK 5 |
| 戀戀不捨 | liànliàn-bùshě | reluctant to part | HSK 7-9 |
| 依依不捨 | yīyī-bùshě | reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave | HSK 7-9 |
| 捨棄 | shěqì | to give up; to abandon | |
| 施捨 | shīshě | to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor) | |
| 窮追不捨 | qióngzhuībùshě | to pursue relentlessly |
Questions about 捨
How many strokes are in 捨?
捨 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 捨 mean?
捨 (shě) means house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up. A common word with it is 舍不得 (shěbude), meaning "to hate to do sth; to hate to part with".
How do you pronounce 捨?
捨 is pronounced shě, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 捨?
The radical of 捨 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 捨 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 捨?
捨 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 舍, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 舍得 and 舍不得?
舍得 (shěde) means you are willing to part with something, as in 你舍得花钱吗? (Are you willing to spend the money?). 舍不得 (shěbude) means you cannot bear to part with it or do it. 舍不得 is more common in everyday speech.
How do I use 依依不舍 and 恋恋不舍?
Both describe being reluctant to part, usually from a person or a place. They often come before 地 to describe how someone leaves, as in 他依依不舍地走了。(Tā yīyī-bùshě de zǒu le.) He left reluctantly.