釋

shì

interpret, elucidate; release

How to write 釋, stroke by stroke

to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼); Buddhism

Pictophonetic: semantic 釆 (collect), phonetic 睪

Made of 釆 + 睪

解釋jiě shìexplanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
釋放shì fàngto release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge
保釋bǎo shìto release on bail; to bail
假釋jiǎ shìparole
注釋zhù shìto annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
詮釋quán shìto interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation
釋懷shì huáito get over (a traumatic experience, misgivings etc)
獲釋huò shìfreed (from prison); to obtain release
稀釋xī shìto dilute
如釋重負rú shì zhòng fùas if relieved from a burden (idiom); to have a weight off one's mind
愛不釋手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
校釋jiào shìto collate and annotate; (on book titles) collated and annotated

你的解釋很好。
nǐ de jiě shì hěn hǎo 。
Your explanation is very good.
他解釋得不太清楚。
tā jiě shì dé bú tài qīng chǔ 。
His explanation is not clear.
你怎麼解釋你缺席的原因？
nǐ zěn mó jiě shì nǐ quē xí de yuán yīn ？
How do you account for your absence?
國王下令把囚犯釋放。
guó wáng xià lìng bǎ qiú fàn shì fàng 。
The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
人質將在明天獲釋。
rén zhì jiāng zài míng tiān huò shì 。
The hostages will be released tomorrow.