恕 shù to excuse
to excuse; to forgive; to show mercy
怎么记住“恕”: 如 as + 心 heart = to excuse. As sweet as a little angel, the boy says sorry for the broken vase, and his mother's heart is ready to excuse him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
恕 = 如 as + 心 heart
- 如 as sound
- 女 woman
- 口 mouth
- 心 heart meaning
As sweet as a little angel, the boy says sorry for the broken vase, and his mother's heart is ready to excuse him.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the sign for as, above it, gives the sound.
用法
- To forgive/excuse: 宽恕 (kuānshù) to pardon, 饶恕 (ráoshù) to spare/forgive.
- 恕 as a polite self-effacing prefix: 恕不奉陪 (shù bú fèngpéi) forgive me for not keeping you company, 恕我直言 (shù wǒ zhíyán) pardon my bluntness.
- This formulaic 恕... is very common in courteous speech.