釋

Derived characters

 * 𡅵 𨰪

Glyph origin
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Etymology
Popularized by as a common surname for all Buddhist monastics by taking the first character of Śākyamuni Buddha's transliterated Chinese name,.
 * Buddhist monastic surname

Definitions

 * 1) to explain; to elucidate
 * 2) to release
 * 3) 21st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "release, freedom" (𝌚)
 * , customarily adopted by Buddhist monks and nuns upon their ordination.
 * , customarily adopted by Buddhist monks and nuns upon their ordination.