TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
舍
ㄕㄜˋ · shè
noun — lodging, hut, dwelling; verb (shě) — to give up, part with
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亼形a roof, drawn coming to a point on top
A pointed roof (亼) over a post (干) on a squared base (口) — the picture of a small house, a wayside lodging. From the hut came putting someone up, and (read shě) letting a thing go, parting with it: 宿舍、舍下、捨棄.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
尖頂(亼)下立著柱子(干),底下踩著方正的地基(口)——一間小屋。
A peaked roof (亼) over a post (干) on a squared base (口) — one small house.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)房舍、宿舍— a hut, lodging, dwelling常用
→舍下、寒舍— my humble home
→捨棄、捨得— to give up, part with (read shě)常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension