The story of 釋

release, explain

釋 is composed of 釆 and 睪. 釆 is the picture of a spike of rice which the grains are ripe and separated, 睪 depicts an arrow pointing at the eye, represents the sight is sharp as shooting arrow, also has the meaning of approaching the target. Separating something with an objective, it is 釋.

Vocabulary of 釋

  • 解釋 (to explain)
  • 釋放 (to set free)

Classification

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