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舍 is a phonosemantic compound combining the sound element 余 with the meaning element 口 (mouth). The mouth component signals that the character is merely "mouthed", borrowed solely for its phonetic value. Originally referring to a temporary lodge or rest house, 舍 later took on the verb meaning "to discard" when pronounced with a different tone, a shift that gave rise to the variant 捨, which adds a hand radical.
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我的宿舍很干净。
宿舍里住着五个学生。
他舍得花钱买书。
人生需要学会取舍。
那座农舍看起来很古老。
新建的校舍非常现代化。
他舍弃了舒适的生活。
在关键时刻，他毫不犹豫地舍小利顾大局。
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