恕

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to forgive

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 meaning “heart” + 如 sound ( rú )

Components 如心

pardon · Heisig RSH #1791

如 be like + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
请求宽恕	qǐng qiú kuān shù	to sue for mercy; to ask for forgiveness; begging for magnanimity
恕罪	shù zuì	please forgive me
容恕	róng shù	to forgive; to pardon
恕我冒昧	shù wǒ mào mèi	if I may be so bold
宽恕	kuān shù	to forgive; forgiveness
饶恕	ráo shù	to forgive; to pardon; to spare
忠恕	zhōng shù	loyalty and consideration for others; magnanimity (ideal virtues in Confucianism)
乞恕	qǐ shù	to beg forgiveness

Characters sharing the sound component 如 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
如 sound part	rú	as, as if, like, such as, supposing
絮	xù	cotton padding; fluff, padding, waste; long-winded
茹	rú	roots, vegetables
洳	rù	sdamp, boggy, marshy
铷	rú	rubidium