| 赎 | |||
| buy, redeem; ransome; atone for | |||
| Radical | 貝贝 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 12 |
| Mandarin reading | shú | Cantonese reading | suk6 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 贖 | buy, redeem; ransom; atone for | |
| 赎 | [ shú ] to redeem, to ransom |
| 赎价 | [ shú jià ] price paid to redeem an object, (religion) price paid to redeem sb, ransom |
| 赎回 | [ shú huí ] to redeem |
| 赎款 | [ shú kuǎn ] ransom |
| 赎罪 | [ shú zuì ] to atone for one's crime, to buy freedom from punishment, redemption, atonement |
| 赎罪日 | [ shú zuì rì ] Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday) |
| 赎罪日战争 | [ shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng ] the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors |
| 赎金 | [ shú jīn ] ransom |
| ⇒ 将功赎罪 | [ jiāng gōng shú zuì ] to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts |
| ⇒ 找赎 | [ zhaǒ shú ] (dialect) to give change |
| ⇒ 掳人勒赎 | [ lǔ rén lè shú ] kidnapping for ransom |
| ⇒ 救赎 | [ jiù shú ] to save (a soul), redemption |
| ⇒ 救赎主 | [ jiù shú zhǔ ] Redeemer |
| ⇒ 立功赎罪 | [ lì gōng shú zuì ] to redeem oneself, to atone |
| ⇒ 苦行赎罪 | [ kǔ xíng shú zuì ] penance (to atone for a sin) |