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relax

HSK 2
shū
ジョ、ショ
の.べる
Phonosemantic compound. 舍 represents the meaning and 予 represents the sound.
Components
abode+ pleased =
relax
Meaning component
Shè abode
surname She
Phonetic component
pleased
I, me
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Shū]
surname Shu
[shū]
to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いとぐち
Itoguchi surname
じょ
Jo given name
Su surname