Usage of the character 釋

Shakya, an ethnicity and clan of the northeast of South Asia to which the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) belonged
the Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 ( Shijiàmouni), Shakyamuni, which means "the Sage of the Shakyas")

shìyí

释疑

[釋疑]

to dispel doubts
to clear up difficulties

jiàoshì

校释

[校釋]

to collate and annotate
(on book titles) collated and annotated

zhēnshì

真释

[真釋]

true explanation
genuine reason

zhùshì

注释

[註釋]

variant of 注釋／注释 (zhushì)

lüèshì

略释

[略釋]

a brief explanation
to summarize

shìxián

释嫌

[釋嫌]

to forget bad feelings; to mend a relationship

shìhuái

释怀

[釋懷]

to get over (a traumatic experience, misgivings etc)

shìdú

释读

[釋讀]

to read and interpret ancient texts
to decipher

quánshì

诠释

[詮釋]

to interpret
to comment and explain
to annotate
to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role)
to decode
interpretation
annotation

bīngshì

冰释

[冰釋]

to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc)
to vanish (of misgivings, differences of opinion)
thaw (in relations)

Shìmíng

释名

[釋名]

"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning

shìjuàn

释卷

[釋卷]

to stop reading

shìjīng

释经

[釋經]

exegesis
explanation of classic text

chǎnshì

阐释

[闡釋]

to explain
to expound
to interpret
elucidation

jiěshì

解释

[解釋]

explanation
to explain
to interpret
to resolve
CL:個／个 (gè)

kāishì

开释

[開釋]

to release (a prisoner)

shìfǎ

释法

[釋法]

to interpret the law

shìwén

释文

[釋文]

interpreting words
to explain the meaning of words in classic texts
to decipher an old script

huòshì

获释

[獲釋]

freed (from prison)
to obtain release

shìyì

释义

[釋義]

the meaning of sth
an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases
definition
an interpretation (of doctrine)
religious doctrine

shìshǒu

释手

[釋手]

to let go
to loosen one's grip
to put sth down

bǎoshì

保释

[保釋]

to release on bail
to bail

zhùshì

注释

[注釋]

to annotate; to add a comment
explanatory note; annotation

xīshì

稀释

[稀釋]

to dilute

shìchū

释出

[釋出]

to release
to make available
to liberate
disengagement

shìhuí

释回

[釋回]

to release from custody

shìjiāfó

释迦佛

[釋迦佛]

Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

jiěshìqì

解释器

[解釋器]

interpreter (computing)

rèshìguāng

热释光

[熱釋光]

thermoluminescence

quánshìxué

诠释学

[詮釋學]

hermeneutics

shǒubùshìjuàn

手不释卷

[手不釋卷]

lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)
fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking

jiěshìzhíxíng

解释执行

[解釋執行]

interpreted (computer)

qǔbǎoshìfàng

取保释放

[取保釋放]

to be released on bail (law)

àibùrěnshì

爱不忍释

[愛不忍釋]

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)

fènglíshìjiā

凤梨释迦

[鳳梨釋迦]

atemoya, hybrid of the cherimoya (Annona cherimola) and the sugar apple (Annona squamosa): a tree grown in tropical regions of the Americas and in Taiwan for its edible fruit

huànránbīngshì

涣然冰释

[渙然冰釋]

(idiom) to melt away; to dissipate; to vanish

àibùshìshǒu

爱不释手

[愛不釋手]

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible

quánshìzīliào

诠释资料

[詮釋資料]

metadata

rúshìzhòngfù

如释重负

[如釋重負]

as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
to have a weight off one's mind

shìfàngchūyù

释放出狱

[釋放出獄]

to release from jail

bīngshìqiánxián

冰释前嫌

[冰釋前嫌]

to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet

jìnshìqiánxián

尽释前嫌

[盡釋前嫌]

to forget former enmity (idiom)

jiěyíshìhuò

解疑释惑

[解疑釋惑]

(idiom) to solve a problem
to resolve a difficult issue

jiāobǎoshìfàng

交保释放

[交保釋放]

to release sb on bail

Shìjiāmóuní

释迦牟尼

[釋迦牟尼]

Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)

Shìjiāmóunífó

释迦牟尼佛

[釋迦牟尼佛]

Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

bēijiǔshìbīngquán

杯酒释兵权

[杯酒釋兵權]

to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces