舍 shě
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 舌 — tongue
- Made of
- 人 man, person 舌 tongue
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
舍得
shěde
to be willing to part with; to not mind doing
Characters in this word
得 dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 你舍得走吗？ Nǐ shěde zǒu ma? Are you willing to leave?
- 我舍得花钱。 Wǒ shěde huā qián. I am willing to spend money.
- 她舍得买书。 Tā shěde mǎi shū. She is willing to buy books.
Related words
- 舍不得 shěbude to be unwilling to part with; to hate to do
- 宿舍 sùshè dormitory
- 得到 dédào to get, to obtain
- 记得 jìde to remember
- 觉得 juéde to think, to feel
- 得 dé to get; to receive
- 得出 déchū to reach a conclusion
- 得 de so; to the extent (after a verb)
- 懂得 dǒngde to understand; to know about
- 取得 qǔdé to achieve; to obtain
- 不得不 bùdébù to have to
- 得分 défēn to score points