赎 Stroke Order

赎 (shú) 1. To use property to exchange for collateral. 用财物换回抵押品： - 赎当 (shú dàng) — ransom. - 赎身 (shú shēn) — to redeem oneself. - 赎金 (shú jīn) — ransom money. - 赎买 (shú mǎi) — to buy back. 2. To offset or make up for a crime through action. 用行动抵销、弥补罪过： - 立功赎罪 (lì gōng shú zuì) — to perform meritorious deeds to atone for crimes. 本义 (běn yì): To exchange property for a person or collateral. 造字法 (zào zì fǎ): Pictophonetic character; left is the shape, right is the sound. 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] ransom). 引 (yǐn): 1. From "Zuo Zhuan": The Song people used a hundred chariots and a hundred fine horses to ransom Hua Yuan from Zheng. 2. From "Forgetting the Remembrance": At that time, the rumors became even more numerous, suggesting that he could also be ransomed. 例 (lì): - 赎生 (shú shēng) — purchasing a living being to release it. - 赎票 (shú piào) — spending money to redeem a meat ticket taken by bandits. 2. To use property to absolve or mitigate faults ([En.] atone for). 引 (yǐn): 1. From "Han Shu": Qian was to be executed and was ransomed to become a commoner. 例 (lì): - 赎刑 (shú xíng) — using money to reduce a punishment. - 赎命 (shú mìng) — using property to rescue a prisoner from punishment. - 赎锾 (shú huán) — using money to atone for sins; money for atonement. - 赎钱 (shú qián) — money for redemption. - 赎银 (shú yín) — silver used for atonement. - 赎绢 (shú juàn) — silk used for atonement. - 赎庸 (shú yōng) — paying to excuse from labor.