收(shōu)

HSK 26 strokes

to receive

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Character information

Pinyin
shōu
Meaning
to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 收 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰丩攵

In this compound, the meaning comes from 攵 (hand); 丩 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

丩jiū攵pū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 收 step by step

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

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Words with 收

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

xī吸shōu收
HSK 4

to absorb

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huí回shōu收
HSK 5

to recycle

Open 回收 page →
jiē接shōu收
HSK 6

reception (of transmitted signal)

Open 接收 page →
zēng增shōu收
HSK 7-9

to increase revenue

Open 增收 page →
zhēng征shōu收
HSK 7-9

to levy (a tax)

Open 征收 page →
zhāo招shōu收
HSK 7-9

to hire

Open 招收 page →
dài代shōu收

to receive sth on another's behalf

Open 代收 page →
cuī催shōu收

to urge sb to provide sth; (esp.) to press (for payment of a debt); debt co…

Open 催收 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 收’s common words

吸回接增征招代催

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