授(shòu)

HSK 411 strokes

(bound form) to confer

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Character information

Pinyin
shòu
Meaning
(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 授 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌受

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 受 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu受shòu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 授 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 授

Common words using 授 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiào教shòu授
HSK 4

to teach (a subject)

Open 教授 page →
chuán传shòu授
HSK 7-9

to impart; to pass on; to teach

Open 传授 page →
hán函shòu授
HSK 7-9

to teach by correspondence

Open 函授 page →
shòu授yǔ予
HSK 7-9

to award

Open 授予 page →
shòu授quán权
HSK 7-9

to authorize

Open 授权 page →
zhǐ指shòu授

to instruct; to direct

Open 指授 page →
shòu授xìn信

to extend credit (finance)

Open 授信 page →
shòu授xūn勋

to award an honor

Open 授勋 page →

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