to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism

= + + + : Every time Sherlock Holmes (sh) draws a sample from a boxing glove (又) with a sampling tool (釆) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), he pulls out a small dinosaur bone (丨) and is shocked electrically immediately, since an attached capacitor (二) releases (释) its charge. Yet Sherlock continues to do so since he is determined to explain (释) the nature of the boxing glove.

释 character breakdown

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

= : Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

= + : And once again (又), Maud Younger (y) is preparing for battle. She's donning her boxing glove in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), puts on a beak (㇇) and plans go give her opponent the finger (㇏).
old variant of 辨[bian4]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: a sampling tool. Brunhilde (bi) wants to distinguish a huge banana (丿) from a sack of rice (米) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), so she sticks her sampling tool (釆) into each of them and takes a small sample.

Characters with 释 as component

释 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 释

explanation / to explain / to interpret / to resolve / CL:個|个[ge4]
to release / to set free / to liberate (a prisoner) / to discharge
to release (tension) / relief (from suspense) / to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget)
marginal notes / annotation / to annotate / to add comments to text
to release (a prisoner)
relieved / at ease / feel relieved
to explain / to expound / to interpret / elucidation
the meaning of sth / an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases / definition / an interpretation (of doctrine) / religious doctrine
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism / Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
Sakya (name of a north Indian tribe) / abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] Sakyamuni Buddha / sugar apple
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
exegesis / explanation of classic text
to read and interpret ancient texts / to decipher
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
to dispel (doubts)
interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script

Sentences with 释

释 currently does not appear in any sentence.