to lift or remove (a ban, restriction, or prohibition)

(bound form) to release; to let go or set free, as in 释放 shì​fàng or 保释 bǎo​shì

to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open

(bound form) to explain; to clarify or interpret, as in 解释 jiě​shì or 注释 zhù​shì