Phono-semantic compound:
弓 (활 궁, “bow”) — semantic, indicating tension and release, something that can be tightened or loosened.
也 (어조사 야, “also”) — phonetic, providing the sound i / chí.
The character thus conveys the sense of a bowstring being slackened — figuratively, “to relax, to let loose.

弛緩 (이완) — to relax, relaxation
弛張 (이장) — alternation of tension and relaxation
弛縱 (이종) — to slacken discipline, to indulge
弛禁 (이금) — to lift a ban

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Vocabulary

broad, wide, spacious, to expand, to extend, extensive, empty, vas

to extend, to prolong, to delay, to put off

to build, to erect, to construct, to establish

to turn, to revolve, to circle around, to detour

law, method, form, style, ceremony

to mourn, to condole, to express sympathy, to visit or reach, to pity

to pull, to draw, to attract

not, no

to loosen, to slacken, to relax, to neglect

younger brother, junior

bowstring, string of a musical instrument

weak, feeble, frail

strong, powerful, forceful

strong, powerful, forceful, to compel, to coerce

shape, form, figure

shadow, silhouette, reflection

to employ, service, duty, military conscription

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弛

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