舍
shěshèShè HSK5

residence

舍 (捨) shě frequency
abandon verb
to give up, relinquish, or discard

为了顾全大局，他毅然舍了个人利益。

wèi​le gù​quán dà​jú, tā yì​rán shě le gè​rén lì​yì.

To look at the bigger picture, he resolutely sacrificed his personal interests.

give alms verb
to give money, food, or goods to the needy or for charity

地主家每年冬天都会在门口给穷人舍饭。

dì​zhǔ jiā měi nián dōng​tiān dōu huì zài mén​kǒu gěi qióng​rén shě​fàn.

The landlord's family would distribute food to the poor at their gate every winter.

舍 shè
distance unit punctuation
an ancient unit of distance equivalent to 30 li (approximately 15 kilometers)

为了避免冲突，他决定退避三舍。

wèi​le bì​miǎn chōng​tū, tā jué​dìng tuì​bì sān shè.

To avoid conflict, he decided to retreat and keep his distance.

humble my noun
a humble prefix used when referring to one's younger relatives

舍妹在银行工作。

shè mèi zài yín​háng gōng​zuò.

My younger sister works in a bank.

residence noun
a house, dwelling, or building used as a residence

他在深山里盖了一间简陋的茅舍。

tā zài shēn​shān lǐ gài le yī jiān jiǎn​lòu de máo shè.

He built a simple thatched hut deep in the mountains.

舍 Shè
She proper name
surname She

舍先生是这次项目的总负责人。

Shè xiān​sheng shì zhè cì xiàng​mù de zǒng​fù​zé​rén.

Mr. She is the person in overall charge of this project.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,344th most common 91.2 per million
Movie subtitles
1,700th most common 31.6 per million appears in 13% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
6.56 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
29.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Traditional
捨
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+820D

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)