| 贖 | |||
| buy, redeem; ransom; atone for | |||
| Radical | 貝贝 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 15 | Total Strokes | 22 |
| Mandarin reading | shú shù | Cantonese reading | suk6 |
| Japanese on reading | shoku | Japanese kun reading | aganau |
| Korean reading | sok | Vietnamese reading | chuộc |
| Simplified Variant(s) | 赎 | ||
| 贖 | [ shú ] to redeem, to ransom |
| 贖價 | [ shú jià ] price paid to redeem an object, (religion) price paid to redeem sb, ransom |
| 贖回 | [ shú huí ] to redeem |
| 贖款 | [ shú kuǎn ] ransom |
| 贖罪 | [ shú zuì ] to atone for one's crime, to buy freedom from punishment, redemption, atonement |
| 贖罪日 | [ shú zuì rì ] Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday) |
| 贖罪日戰爭 | [ shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng ] the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors |
| 贖金 | [ shú jīn ] ransom |
| ⇒ 將功贖罪 | [ jiāng gōng shú zuì ] to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts |
| ⇒ 找贖 | [ zhaǒ shú ] (dialect) to give change |
| ⇒ 擄人勒贖 | [ lǔ rén lè shú ] kidnapping for ransom |
| ⇒ 救贖 | [ jiù shú ] to save (a soul), redemption |
| ⇒ 救贖主 | [ jiù shú zhǔ ] Redeemer |
| ⇒ 立功贖罪 | [ lì gōng shú zuì ] to redeem oneself, to atone |
| ⇒ 苦行贖罪 | [ kǔ xíng shú zuì ] penance (to atone for a sin) |