弛
to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,462 U+5F1B
How 弛 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
弓 (semantic, “bow”) + 也 (phonetic, yě)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 也
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 也 (yě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 也 sound component | yě | also, too |
| 地 | dì | earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb |
| 池 | chí | pool, pond; moat; cistern |
| 驰 | chí | speed, haste; to run, to gallop |
| 迤 | yǐ | winding, meandering |
| 㐌 | tā | a tribe of savages in South China |
| 酏 | yí | millet wine |
Words containing 弛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肌肉松弛剂 | jī ròu sōng chí jì | muscle relaxant (medicine) |
| 松弛法 | sōng chí fǎ | relaxation (alternative medicine) |
| 弛张热 | chí zhāng rè | remittent fever |
| 松弛 | sōng chí | to relax; relaxed; limp; lax |
| 张弛 | zhāng chí | tension and relaxation |
| 废弛 | fèi chí | to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc); to neglect |
| 弛缓 | chí huǎn | to relax; to slacken; to ease; (physics) relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resonance) |
| 懈弛 | xiè chí | slack (discipline) |