释

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

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

old variant of 辨[bian4]

explanation / to explain / to interpret / to resolve / CL:個|个[ge4]

to release / to set free / to liberate (a prisoner) / to discharge

parole

to release on bail / to bail

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

to release (tension) / relief (from suspense) / to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget)

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

freed (from prison) / to obtain release

marginal notes / annotation / to annotate / to add comments to text

to dilute

to release (a prisoner)

relieved / at ease / feel relieved

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly

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

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

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

to dispel doubts / to clear up difficulties

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

to dispel (doubts) / to clear up (misunderstanding)