恕

shù

verb #3,782

Meanings

Shù wǒ zhíyán, nǐ de fāng'àn yǒu wèntí.

Forgive me for being blunt, but your plan has problems.

Shù wǒ bù néng tóngyì.

Pardon me, but I cannot agree.

恕 is literary and formal. It appears most often in set phrases like 恕我直言 (forgive my frankness) or 恕不奉陪 (excuse me for not keeping you company).

memory

恕 is composed of 如 (rú, like) on top and 心 (xīn, heart) on the bottom — to forgive is to have a heart that treats others as you would yourself.

恕 shù