赦

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to pardon (a convict)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

攵 meaning “let go” + 赤 sound ( chì )

Components 赤攵

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
国际特赦组织	Guó jì Tè shè Zǔ zhī	Amnesty International
国际大赦	Guó jì Dà shè	Amnesty International
大赦国际	Dà shè Guó jì	Amnesty International
国际特赦	Guó jì Tè shè	Amnesty International
十恶不赦	shí è bù shè	wicked beyond redemption (idiom); heinous
特赦令	tè shè lìng	decree to grant a special pardon
大赦	dà shè	amnesty; general pardon
特赦	tè shè	to grant a special pardon
赦罪	shè zuì	to forgive (an offender)
赦令	shè lìng	amnesty; pardon
宽赦	kuān shè	to forgive
赦免	shè miǎn	to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
赤 sound part	chì	red, scarlet; blushing; bare, naked
哧	chī	the sound of ripping or giggling
郝	hǎo	a place in Shanxi province; surname