抒

shū

予 + 扌

Definitions

shū (verb) to express; to give expression to

shū (verb) to relieve

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 予 represents the meaning and 扌 represents the sound.

Semantic: 予 Phonetic: 扌

About

抒 is a phono-semantic compound where 予 (give, grant) provides the meaning and 扌 (hand) indicates the original pronunciation. Its earliest sense was the physical action of scooping or ladling out liquids by hand. Over time, this concrete act of pouring away contents shifted entirely into metaphor, and today the character means to express or release inner thoughts and emotions, essentially, giving voice to feelings in speech or writing.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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他抒发自己的情感。

Tā shūfā zìjǐ de qínggǎn.

He expresses his own emotions.

这首诗很抒情。

Zhè shǒu shī hěn shūqíng.

This poem is very lyrical.

他抒写家乡的美景。

Tā shūxiě jiāxiāng de měijǐng.

He describes the beautiful scenery of his hometown.

她用音乐抒发内心感受。

Tā yòng yīnyuè shūfā nèixīn gǎnshòu.

She uses music to express her inner feelings.

他在日记中抒怀。

Tā zài rìjì zhōng shūhuái.

He expresses his feelings in his diary.

这篇文章抒发了作者对自然的热爱。

Zhè piān wénzhāng shūfāle zuòzhě duì zìrán de rè'ài.

This article expresses the author's love for nature.

通过绘画，他抒发了心中难以言表的情感。

Tōngguò huìhuà, tā shūfāle xīn zhōng nányǐ yán biǎo de qínggǎn.

Through painting, he expressed the emotions that are hard to describe in his heart.

艺术家们常常借助作品抒发对社会现象的深刻思考。

Yìshù jiāmen chángcháng jièzhù zuòpǐn shūfā duì shèhuì xiànxiàng de shēnkè sīkǎo.

Artists often use their works to express deep reflections on social phenomena.

Related Characters

Component: 予

Component: 扌

抒