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The Chinese character 赦 (shè), meaning to pardon or forgive, is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component 赤 (chì, red or bare) provides the semantic category, while the right radical 攵 (pū), a variant of 攴 depicting a hand holding a stick, contributes the phonetic element and implies an action of striking. Together, they originally suggested the idea of being beaten bare or released from physical punishment. This evolved to represent the formal act of pardoning a crime or remitting a sentence, later broadening to include general forgiveness, amnesty, or absolution from guilt within legal and social contexts.
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国王赦免了罪犯。
政府决定赦免政治犯。
新年时总统宣布大赦。
他不符合赦免的条件。
法官考虑到他的悔改，建议赦免。
在特殊情况下，法律允许赦免某些罪行。
国际社会呼吁赦免战争中的俘虏。
经过多年上诉，他终于获得了总统的特赦令。