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赎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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赎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

赎 Stroke Order — How to Write 赎

Stroke Order

赎 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 贝, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

赎 Radical and Character Components

Components:贝卖

赎 is an ideographic compound. To sell 卖 a soul for money 贝; 卖 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 贝 + 8 more strokes

赎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shú

Meanings of 赎 in Chinese

1

shú赎

To redeem or buy back something (e.g., collateral, a person) by paying money.
他努力工作，终于攒够了钱，赎回了父亲抵押的传家宝。
He worked hard, finally saved enough money, and redeemed his father's pledged family heirloom.
To atone for or compensate for a fault, error, or sin through actions.
他决定用余生来赎回过去的错误。
He decided to spend the rest of his life to atone for his past mistakes.

Common Words and Phrases with 赎

1
shú赎dàng当
to redeem an item from a pawnshop
他努力工作，终于攒够了钱，把爷爷的传家宝赎当回来。
He worked hard and finally saved enough money to redeem his grandfather's heirloom.
2
shú赎huí回
To redeem or buy back something, especially a mortgaged item or collateral, by paying a sum of money or fulfilling a condition.
他终于攒够了钱，赎回了去年因为急用而典当的手表。
He finally saved enough money to redeem the watch he had pawned last year due to urgent need.
3
shú赎jià价
ransom; ransom price
他努力工作，希望能攒够钱支付房子的赎价。
He worked hard, hoping to save enough money to pay the redemption price for the house.
4
shú赎jīn金
Money paid to free a captive or to recover something stolen or seized.
他支付了高额赎金来赎回被盗的家族珠宝。
He paid a high ransom to recover the stolen family jewels.
5
shú赎mǎi买
To buy out or redeem, usually by paying money; it also refers to the state acquiring private enterprises or other assets with compensation.
他努力工作，终于攒够了钱赎买回祖传的土地
He worked hard and finally saved enough money to buy back the ancestral land.
6
shú赎shēn身
To redeem oneself, often for slaves or prostitutes, by paying money to gain freedom.
她辛苦攒钱，希望能有一天赎身，不再受雇于人，过上自由自在的生活。
She diligently saved money, hoping to one day buy her freedom, no longer be employed by others, and live a free and unconstrained life.
7
shú赎zuì罪
To atone for one's sins or crimes, often in a religious context, such as Christ's sacrifice to redeem humanity from original sin.
他通过慈善工作来赎罪，希望能弥补过去的错误
He tried to atone for his sins through charity work, hoping to make up for past mistakes.

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Questions about 赎

What does 赎 mean in Chinese?

赎 (shú) means “To atone for or compensate for a fault, error, or sin through actions” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 赎?

赎 is pronounced shú in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 赎 have?

赎 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 赎?

赎 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 贝. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 赎?

The radical of 赎 is 贝, and 赎 is an ideographic compound.