紓
shū

loosen

A thread 纟 with some give 予; 予 also provides the pronunciation

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk
予
予 SoundMeaning component
yǔ give

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyol̥a leisurely
zyoXCə.laʔ to be remiss

說文解字

《說文》:“紓,緩也。从糸,予聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

纾 shū loosen Simplified

A thread 纟 with some give 予; 予 also provides the pronunciation

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk
予
予 SoundMeaning component
yǔ give

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode