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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shou1
- English meanings
- receive, accept, take in/back, gather in, conclude, stop
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 丩; right 攵.
Meaning & sound clues
攵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
丩 is identified as the sound component (jiū). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 收.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
beast
passive signifier
sell
guard
longevity; birthday
hand
teach; award
hunt
thin
measure word (general)
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 丰收
- 吸收
- 回收
- 增收
- 征收
- 招收
- 接收
- 收买
- 收入
- 收养
- 收到
- 收取
- 收听
- 收回
- 收复
- 收拾
- 收据
- 收支
- 收敛
- 收留
- 收益
- 收看
- 收缩
- 收获
- 收藏
- 收视率
- 收购
- 收费
- 收集
- 收音机
- 没收
- 税收
- 验收