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Kanji Detail for 舍 - "building, lodge, march, humble, leave"
舍
- Meaning
舍 means "building, lodge, march, humble, leave."
Building - A house; an inn; a structure.
Lodge - To stay; to dwell.
March - A day's march for an army.
Humble - A modest term for one's own family.
Leave - To stop; to leave as is.
Forgive - To release; to pardon.
Shoot - To release an arrow.
Place - To put.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
inn; hut; house; mansion
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
house, dwelling; dwell, reside
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to give up; to abandon; to give alms
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A guest house is called 舍. Referring to a place for travelers to rest. Now dwellings are generally called 舍. Such as 田舍 (farmhouse), 茅舍 (thatched cottage). | Calling one's own relatives of lower status 舍. Such as 舍弟 (my younger brother), 舍姪 (my nephew). 舍 means "in the family." | To rest. Lodging for the night is called 舍. Such as during a journey, lodging at a certain place. This is it. | An army's one night's stay is called 舍. Or thirty li is said to be one 舍. Such as saying 退避三舍 (retreat ninety li). Based on (Zuo Zhuan). | To release. The meaning of abandoning. Such as saying 用行舍藏 (advance when employed, withdraw when dismissed). Seen in (Analects). Colloquially, releasing is also called 饒舍. Also, giving things to others is called 施舍 (charity). One abandons while the other receives. Both interchangeable with 捨.
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