Dong Chinese dictionary

shū

relax

Phonosemantic compound. 舍 represents the meaning and 予 represents the sound.

Components

舍 Meaning component

shè, shě

residence

予 Sound component

yǔ, yú

give

舒 and 予 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.舒 /*l̥a/
予 /*laʔ/, /*laʔ/

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shū

open up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy; to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely

Shū

surname Shu

Most common words with 舒

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	舒服	comfortable
	舒适	cozy
	不舒服	unwell
	舒	to stretch
	舒马赫	Michael Schumacher (1969-), former German racing driver

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