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饶恕

ráoshù

to forgive; to pardon

A jade hand opens a cage, releasing a red bird
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Characters in this word

饶 ráo

Strokes
9
Radical
饣 — food
Made of
饣 food 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

恕 shù

Strokes
10
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
如 as, as if, like, such as, supposing 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 恕

Example phrases

  • 他公开道歉后,受害者虽然没有忘记伤害,却选择饶恕他。 Tā gōngkāi dàoqiàn hòu, shòuhàizhě suīrán méiyǒu wàngjì shānghài, què xuǎnzé ráoshù tā. After he apologised publicly, the victim did not forget the harm, but chose to forgive him.
  • 宽容的人不计较小事,更容易饶恕别人的过失。 Kuānróng de rén bú jìjiào xiǎoshì, gèng róngyì ráoshù biérén de guòshī. A tolerant person doesn't fuss over small things and finds it easier to forgive others' faults.
  • 老人临终前饶恕了当年误会他的邻居。 Lǎorén línzhōng qián ráoshù le dāngnián wùhuì tā de línjū. Before passing away, the old man forgave the neighbor who had misunderstood him years before.

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