赎 meaning in English

shú

to redeem; to ransom

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 贖12 strokes

Meaning of 赎

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shú
  1. to redeem
  2. to ransom

赎 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

合hé作zuò是shì人rén类lèi唯wéi一yī的de救jiù赎shú。
The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation.
纳nà命mìng来lái赎shú罪zuì。
Repay your sins with your life.

Stroke order for each character

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赎 shú · to redeem · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 赎.

救赎jiùshúto redeem; redemption; salvation
赎金shújīnransom
赎罪shúzuìto atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment
赎回shúhuíto redeem

Questions about 赎

What does 赎 mean?

赎 (shú) means "to redeem; to ransom" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 赎?

赎 is made of 1 character: 赎 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 赎 an HSK word?

Yes. 赎 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 赎 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 赎 is written 贖.