shù

forgive

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

如 sound component

  Sound component

  

be like

Evolution

恕 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
恕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
恕 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
恕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shù

forgive, excuse, show mercy; to forgive

Most common words with 恕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to forgive

宽恕

to forgive

饶恕

to forgive

恕罪

please forgive me