恕
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shù · to excuse, to forgive, to show mercy

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10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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心Key radical

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Example sentences

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Gōng zhǔ xiàng huáng dì qǐng qiú ráo shù.公主向皇帝请求饶恕。

The princess begged forgiveness from the emperor.

Source: Tatoeba #8899483 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shù wǒ zhí yán: nǐ fàn le yí gè cuò.恕我直言:你犯了一个错。

Forgive me for being frank. You have erred.

Source: Tatoeba #829695 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shù wǒ zhí yán, nǐ qù nián bù yě zhè me shuō guò?恕我直言,你去年不也这么说过?

Not to be rude, but didn't you say that last year?

Source: Tatoeba #13887462 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén jiē yǒu cuò, wéi shèng zhě néng shù.人皆有錯,唯聖者能恕。

To err is human, to forgive divine.

Source: Tatoeba #806234 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 恕 in context

  1. Say shù, then recall the core meaning: to excuse, to forgive, to show mercy.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 宽恕 (kuān shù), meaning “to forgive”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 恕 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.