恕
to forgive
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,376 U+6055
How 恕 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 如 (phonetic, rú)
How to remember it
pardon · Heisig RSH #1791
如 be like + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 如
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 如 (rú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 如 sound component | rú | as, as if, like, such as, supposing |
| 絮 | xù | cotton padding; fluff, padding, waste; long-winded |
| 茹 | rú | roots, vegetables |
| 洳 | rù | sdamp, boggy, marshy |
| 铷 | rú | rubidium |
Words containing 恕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 请求宽恕 | qǐng qiú kuān shù | to sue for mercy; to ask for forgiveness; begging for magnanimity |
| 恕罪 | shù zuì | please forgive me |
| 容恕 | róng shù | to forgive; to pardon |
| 恕我冒昧 | shù wǒ mào mèi | if I may be so bold |
| 宽恕 | kuān shù | to forgive; forgiveness |
| 饶恕 | ráo shù | to forgive; to pardon; to spare |
| 忠恕 | zhōng shù | loyalty and consideration for others; magnanimity (ideal virtues in Confucianism) |
| 乞恕 | qǐ shù | to beg forgiveness |