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shòu

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shòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shòu | shou4
English translation
to receive
to accept
to suffer
subjected to
to bear
to stand
pleasant
(passive marker)
to receive, to get, to accept; to bear

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About shòu

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shòu

Contains the radical

yòu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Something  passed from one hand  zhǎo to another  yòu

Etymology of shòu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

爫冖又

Explanation

Depicts something being passed from one hand to another hand. Originally the middle component was the phonetic zhōu (boat), but it was later abbreviated.

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Example sentences using shòu

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yīn shòu ér téng wān xià le shēn .

He doubled up with the pain of the bolw.

外面 wài miàn xià zhāo 毛毛细雨, 天气 tiānqì yòu Lěng yòu 湿 shī ,令人 lìng rén 难受 nánshòu .

It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp.

这样 zhè yàng 一来 yī lái 他们 tā men jiù shuì 不了 bù le huà , biē 难受 nánshòu .

It then inhibited their speech and made them acutely uneasy.

shòu gòu le ! yāo huí jiā .

I've had it! I'm going home.

一辈子 yībèizi shòu gòu le 诽谤 fěibàng .

I have had enough obloquy for one lifetime.

Words with shòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shòu to receive shòu
接受 jiēshòu to accept接受 jiēshòu
受到 shòudào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)受到 shòudào
享受 xiǎngshòu to enjoy享受 xiǎngshòu
感受 gǎnshòu to sense感受 gǎnshòu
受伤 shòushāng harmed受傷
受害者 shòu hài zhě casualty受害者 shòu hài zhě
承受 chéngshòu to bear承受 chéngshòu
受不了 shòubùliǎo unbearable受不了 shòubùliǎo
忍受 rěnshòu to bear忍受 rěnshòu
受害人 shòu hài rén victim受害人 shòu hài rén
难受 nánshòu to feel unwell難受
遭受 zāoshòu to suffer遭受 zāoshòu
好受 hǎo shòu feeling better好受 hǎo shòu
受理 shòu lǐ to accept to hear a case受理 shòu lǐ
受益 shòu yì profit受益 shòu yì
备受 bèi shòu to fully experience (good or bad)備受
深受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure深受 shēn shòu
经受 jīng shòu to endure經受
受体 shòu tǐ receptor (biochemistry)受體
受贿 shòu huì to accept a bribe受賄
受灾 shòu zāi disaster-stricken受災
受苦 shòu kǔ to suffer hardship受苦 shòu kǔ
饱受 bǎo shòu to endure飽受
受害 shòu hài damaged受害 shòu hài

shòu Decomposition & Compounds

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shòu Decomposition

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shòu Compounds

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