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收
Pinyin: shōu
English Definition: to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
Chinese Definition:
①接到，接受：收发。收信。收支。收讫。收益。
②藏或放置妥当：这是重要东西，要收好了。
③割断成熟的农作物：收割。收成。麦收。
④招回：收兵。收港。
⑤聚，合拢：收容。收理。收集。
⑥结束：收尾。收煞。收盘。
⑦逮捕，拘押：收捕。收监。收押。收审。
⑧约束，控制(感情或行动)：收束。收心。收伏(亦作“收服”)。
⑨支发放送种。
Antonyms: 发 送 支 播 付 缴 撒 种
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 攵
Pictophonetic: 丩 indicates the sound; 攵 (hand) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 丩 [ jiū ] to connect, to join; vine
    • 攵 [ pū ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go
Similar Characters: 収
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Example Words
收入 shōu rù to take in; income; revenue; Classifiers: 笔
收到 shōu dào to receive
吸收 xī shōu to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
收费 shōu fèi to charge a fee
税收 shuì shōu taxation
More: 收* | *收 | *收*
Example Sentences
1
gāi
该
wǔ qì
武器
bèi
被
mò shōu
没收
le
了
。
The weapon was confiscated.
2
shí yuè
十月
shì
是
shōu huò
收获
de
的
jì jié
季节
。
October is the season of harvest.
3
qiū jì
秋季
shì
是
shōu huò
收获
de
的
jì jié
季节
。
Autumn is the season of harvest.
4
wǒ
我
shōu dào
收到
le
了
nǐ
你
de
的
yóu jiàn
邮件
。
I received your email.
5
nǐ
你
shōu dào
收到
wǒ
我
de
的
xìn
信
le
了
ma
吗
？
Did you receive my letter?
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