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舒

shū
adjective #12,449

Meanings

  1. 1 to stretch; to unfold
  2. 2 comfortable; leisurely
  3. 3 to relax

Examples

HSK 3
这个沙发很舒服。
Zhège shāfā hěn shūfu.
This sofa is very comfortable.
HSK 5
舒展一下身体吧。
Shūzhǎn yíxià shēntǐ ba.
Stretch your body a bit.
HSK 7-9
心情很舒畅。
Xīnqíng hěn shūchàng.
In a relaxed and happy mood.

Tips

usage
舒 is mainly used in compounds: 舒服 (comfortable), 舒适 (cozy), 舒展 (stretch out), 舒畅 (carefree). Also a common Chinese surname.

Components

semantic
舍 shě
to give up; lodge
Left side 舍 means 'to release; to set aside; a dwelling.' The releasing sense feeds straight into 舒 - to stretch out, to unwind. The whole char is filed under Kangxi #135 舌 by tradition, taken from the lower portion of 舍, though no independent 舌-element separates cleanly here.
phonetic
予 yǔ
to give
Right side 予 supplies a phonetic clue (the shū reading drifted from yǔ) and also a semantic boost - 'to give' pairs with 'to release' on the left, doubling the unclenching image. The full graph reads as 'letting go and handing over', the source of 舒 'to stretch; comfortable'.

Filed under radical 舌 (shé, #135) by convention. 舌 is not a separate component in 舒, so no strokes are highlighted.

Stroke Order

舒 shū