Usage of the character 捨

to give up; to abandon
to give alms

shěmìng

舍命

[捨命]

to risk one's life

bùshě

不舍

[不捨]

reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of

shěshēn

舍身

[捨身]

to give one's life

shěde

舍得

[捨得]

to be willing to part with sth

gēshě

割舍

[割捨]

to give up
to part with

shěqì

舍弃

[捨棄]

to give up
to abandon
to abort

shějǐ

舍己

[捨己]

selfless
self-sacrifice (to help others)
self-renunciation
altruism

qǔshě

取舍

[取捨]

to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject

shīshě

施舍

[施捨]

to give in charity
to give alms (to the poor)

shěxià

舍下

[捨下]

to abandon
to lay down

qìshě

弃舍

[棄捨]

to abandon
to give up

Fēishě'ěr

菲舍尔

[菲捨爾]

Fisher (name)

shěbude

舍不得

[捨不得]

to hate to do sth
to hate to part with
to begrudge

duànshělí

断舍离

[斷捨離]

(neologism c. 2012) decluttering; minimalism (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 断捨離 "danshari", lit. "forgoing, discarding and letting go")

shějǐwèirén

舍己为人

[捨己為人]

to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
altruism

shěběnzhúmò

舍本逐末

[捨本逐末]

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

shězhèngcóngxié

舍正从邪

[捨正從邪]

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

liànliànbùshě

恋恋不舍

[戀戀不捨]

reluctant to part

shěshēngwàngsǐ

舍生忘死

[捨生忘死]

bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
undaunted by perils

nánfēnnánshě

难分难舍

[難分難捨]

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

shàncáinánshě

善财难舍

[善財難捨]

to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
skinflint
miserly

shějǐjiùrén

舍己救人

[捨己救人]

to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
altruism

qióngzhuībùshě

穷追不舍

[窮追不捨]

to pursue relentlessly

nánshěnánlí

难舍难离

[難捨難離]

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

Aìlìshě Gōng

爱丽舍宫

[愛麗捨宮]

Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic

shějūbǎoshuài

舍车保帅

[捨車保帥]

rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling
to pass the buck

shīzhōushěfàn

施粥舍饭

[施粥捨飯]

to provide alms and rice (idiom)

nánshěnánfēn

难舍难分

[難捨難分]

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

yīyībùshě

依依不舍

[依依不捨]

reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave

sìshěwǔrù

四舍五入

[四捨五入]

(math.) to round up or down
to round off

shějǐwèigōng

舍己为公

[捨己為公]

to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
selfless and public spirited

shěshēnqiúfǎ

舍身求法

[捨身求法]

to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)

shěshēngqǔyì

舍生取义

[捨生取義]

to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

qiè'érbùshě

锲而不舍

[鍥而不捨]

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
to persevere
unflagging efforts

shěbùdeháizitàobùzhùláng

舍不得孩子套不住狼

[捨不得孩子套不住狼]

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)
(fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things

shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ

舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马

[捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬]

one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
to a fearless person, no fence is high enough