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The character "舍" initially represented a hut or roadside inn, conveying the concept of a simple dwelling or temporary shelter. Its modern structure is commonly broken down into the components 人 and 舌, though this analysis stems from later interpretations rather than its earliest pictorial origins. The meaning evolved from denoting a physical place to accommodate people into the associated verb "to lodge" or "to stay". This then facilitated a further semantic extension to "to give up" or "to abandon", an action traditionally and specifically denoted by the character "捨", which combines the hand radical 扌 with "舍" functioning as a phonetic component.
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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。