弛
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to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 弓 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 弛
- Common rank
- #3,462
- Unicode
- U+5F1B
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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Words with 弛
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肌肉松弛剂 | muscle relaxant (medicine) | |
| 松弛法 | relaxation (alternative medicine) | |
| 弛张热 | remittent fever | |
| 松弛 | to relax; relaxed; limp; lax | |
| 张弛 | tension and relaxation | |
| 废弛 | to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc); to neglect | |
| 弛缓 | to relax; to slacken; to ease; (physics) relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resonance) | |
| 懈弛 | slack (discipline) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 也 — compare how they read.