RELEASE    釋放釋

PERMIT to LEAVE OR to MOVE FREELY.
FREESET FREELET GO/OUTALLOW TO LEAVELIBERATESET AT LIBERTYHISTORICAL MANUMIT
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most current general word for setting an animal or a person free is shì 釋 (ant. shōu 收 "hold prisoner"). 2. Zòng 縱 (ant. yuē 約 "restrain") is to give free reins to someone or something that is under constraint with the expectation that this feedom will be used freely and enthusiastically. 3. Sì 肆 (ant. jié 節 "restrain, moderate") refers to giving free rein to psychological tendencies and the like, thus going beyond what are natural societal expectations. 4. Chū 出 (ant. liú 留 "keep in retention") is a colourless term referring to letting someone out of an enclosure, typically prison. 5. Miǎn 免 (ant. jiū 究 "hold definitely responsible for crimes") refers specifically to an act of mercy involving a decision to set someone free who is available for criminal prosecution for a crime assumed committed. 6. Fàng 放 (ant. liǎn 斂 "exert a moderating influence on") refers to a removal of constraints on animals or persons, causing these to follow their natural instincts.
Modern Chinese Criteria
釋放 開釋 假釋 保釋 獲釋 釋 放 縱 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • UNTIE　RELEASE so as to CAUSE TO CEASE to be TIED UP. (anc: 17/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • ARRESTCATCH and in so doing OBEY a COMMAND of a GOVERNMENT, a LAW, OR a SUPERIOR
  • CATCHTAKE something which is TRYING AVOID this, by PURSUING it.
Hypernym
  • PERMIT　ADDRESS someone with AUTHORITY so as to SAY that one does NOT FORBID what s/he is HOPING to ACT:do. (anc: 15/0, child: 1)
  • ADDRESS　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 14/0, child: 23)
  • WRITE　PRODUCE a DOCUMENT. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
Other Hypernyms
  • PERMITnew-949caa2c-a731-42c7-9caa-2ca73152c7e7　ADDRESS someone with AUTHORITY so as to SAY that one does NOT FORBID what s/he is HOPING to ACT:do. (anc: 14/1, child: 1)
  • ADDRESSnew-b2b104ff-6112-4947-b104-ff611229470d　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 13/0, child: 23)
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.34

  • 東漢﹣隨常用詞演變研究 ( WANG WEIHUI 2000) p. 234

    • Words (25 items)

    捨  shě OC: lʰaʔ MC: ɕɣɛ
    舍  shě OC: lʰaʔ MC: ɕɣɛ 15 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 執/ARREST The current general word for arresting someone or apprehending him for any reason whatever is zhí 執 (ant. shì 釋 "set free"), but this term typically has a rather bureaucratic flavour. [CIVIL], [OFFICIAL]

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNlet go, set free; let off; leave alone
    被  pī MC: -- OC: -- 14 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNlet down (hair)
    放  fàng OC: paŋs MC: pi̯ɐŋ 13 Attributions

    Fàng 放 (ant. liǎn 斂 "exert a moderating influence on") refers to a removal of constraints on animals or persons, causing these to follow their natural instincts.

      Word relations
    • Object: 馬/HORSE The dominant word for a horse is mǎ 馬.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)figurativeto give up, to let go of (an idea)
    • vtoNset free, give free rein to; take off
    • vtoNfigurativerelease (light) > emit
    • vtoNpassivebe given free rein
    • vttoN.+V[0]send N off to V
    • vttoN1. N2set N1 free in the place N2CH
    釋  shì OC: lʰaɡ MC: ɕiɛk 12 Attributions

    The most current general word for setting an animal or a person free is shì 釋 (ant. shōu 收 "hold prisoner").

      Syntactic words
    • DELETEfigurativeset free; dissolve
    • vtoNset free, let loose; let off, fail to prosecute, let go free (dissolve)
    縱  zòng OC: tsoŋs MC: tsi̯oŋ 6 Attributions

    Zòng 縱 (ant. yuē 約 "restrain") is to give free reins to someone or something that is under constraint with the expectation that this feedom will be used freely and enthusiastically.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 擒 / 禽/ARREST Qín 擒 (ant. zòng 縱 "let loose") refers in somewhat dramatic terms to managing to apprehend a person who might be trying to escape, often to taking a distinguished prisoner in military contexts. [DRAMATIC]

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNset free; let off
    • vtoNpassivebe set free 不可縱
    • vttoN.+V[0]pivotgive (someone) the freedom (to V)
    失  shī OC: lʰiɡ MC: ɕit 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNlet go scot free
    • vtoNpassivebe lost; be lost control of; be let go unpunished
    任  rèn MC: nyimH OC: njɯms 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVreleased > freely, unrestrained, as one pleases
    • vtoNgive free rein to (Shangjunshu)
    免  miǎn OC: mronʔ MC: miɛn 4 Attributions

    Miǎn 免 (ant. jiū 究 "hold definitely responsible for crimes") refers specifically to an act of mercy involving a decision to set someone free who is available for criminal prosecution for a crime assumed committed.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 拘/ARREST Jū 拘 is occasionally used as a bureaucratic term for holding someone legal detention. [CIVIL], [LASTING], [OFFICIAL]

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativedecide not to prosecute (someone who has committed a crime); decide not to pursue
    解  jiě OC: kreeʔ MC: kɣɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]passiveto be set free (from an uncomfortable state of V-ing)
    • vtoNlet loose
    • vtoNpassiveget released
    逸  yì OC: lid MC: jit 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNset free
    • vtoNpermissiveallow to go free
    出  chuì OC: khljuds MC: tɕhi 3 Attributions

    Chuì 出 (ant. liú 留 "keep in retention") is a colourless term referring to letting someone out of an enclosure, typically prison.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfree from imprisonment, set free
    弛  chí OC: lʰelʔ MC: ɕiɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNturn loose (a wild animal), let go, let off
    • vtt(oN1.)+prep+N2release the contextually determinate N1 from N2
    截  jié OC: dzeed MC: dzen 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNunyoke, untie (horses yoked to one's carriage)
    托開  tuō kāi OC: ph-laaɡ khɯɯl MC: thɑk khəi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)release, let go of
    除  chú OC: rla MC: ɖi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNexempt from taxes
    縱舍  zòng shě MC: tsjowng syaeX OC: tsoŋs lʰaʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNunconditionally releaseCH
    出放  chū fàng OC: khljud paŋs MC: tɕhʷit pi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNresultativelet out so as to set free
    復  fù OC: buɡ MC: buk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNexempt from taxes (see Zhang Jue on HF 17.3.1ff)
    散  sàn MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrelease, set freeCH
    柔  róu OC: mlju MC: ȵɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbe lenient towards and not insist on punishment
    稅  shuì OC: lʰods MC: ɕiɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrelease
    肆  sì OC: plils MC: si 0 Attributions

    Sì 肆 (ant. jié 節 "restrain, moderate") refers to giving free rein to psychological tendencies and the like, thus going beyond what are natural societal expectations.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNgive free rein to (desires etc)
    貰  shì OC: lʰebs MC: ɕiɛi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrelease HANSHU: 良久，乃貰之 "after a long time he released him"
    釋放  shì fàng OC: lʰaɡ paŋs MC: ɕiɛk pi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpassiverelease (from prison etc)
    • vtoNpassivebe released
    散放  sàn fàng OC: sqaans paŋs MC: sɑn pi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoN1.adN2passivereleased