Taxonomy of meanings for 弛:　　

  • 弛 chí (OC: lʰelʔ MC: ɕiɛ) 施是切 上 廣韻：【釋也説文云弓解也施是切三 】
    • LOOSEN
      • vtoNrelax, slacken (a bow)
      • vtoNfigurativemake less tight> make less severe, make more lenient
    • RELEASE
      • vtoNturn loose (a wild animal), let go, let off
      • vtt(oN1.)+prep+N2release the contextually determinate N1 from N2
    • WEAK
      • vadNslackened
      • vichangeslacken, relax; weaken; relax one's efforts
      • vtoNrelent on, relax (taxes etc); be lax on (crimes)
    • DELAY
      • DESTROY
        • FALL
          • = 施
        • chíNEGLECT
          • vilag behind due to neglectLZ
        • chíRELAX
          • viactrelax, take it easy; cease effortCH

        Additional information about 弛

        說文解字: 【弛】，弓解也。从弓、从也。 〔小徐本作「從弓、也聲。」〕 【施氏切】 【𢐋】，弛或从虒。

          Criteria
        • WEAK

          1. The current general word for weakness of any physical or abstract kind, and of anything including states, persons, and animals is ruò 弱 (ant. qiáng 強 "strong").

          2. Léi 羸 (ant. jiàn 健 "strong and healthy") typically refers to physical weakness in humans.

          3. Bào 薄 (ant. zhuàng 壯 "strong and vigorous") can refer to a low or weak intensity of something.

          4. Cuì 脆 / 膬 (ant. jiān 堅 "strong and hard") refers to physical weakness as a result of brittleness and a propensity to break easily.

          5. Chí 弛 (ant. jiān 堅 "strong and hard") refers to weakness as a result of abstract or physical slackening.

          6. Shuāi 衰 (ant. shèng 盛 "strong and flourishing") refers to the process of weakening that attends any kind of decline.

          7. Hào 耗 (ant. kāng 康 "increasingly vigorous and healthy") refers to the process of weakening that results from using up available resources.

          8. Huǎ3n 緩 (ant. jié 捷 "nimble and vigorous in one's effort") is somewhat marginal in the group but can refer to habitual weakness of effort through slowness and lack of urgent and decisive action.