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收 (shōu): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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收 (shōu): To receive — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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How to write 收 — animated stroke order

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2.

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收 stroke order diagram

3.

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收=丩entwine+攵hand action

A hand (攵) gathering something (丩) — to collect or harvest.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 收

HSK words that contain this character.

收入

shōu rù

income

收拾

shōu shi

to put in order

吸收

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 收 is used in context

tā他

de的

yuè月

shōu收

rù入

zú足

gòu

Information

Pinyinshōu

Meaningto receive

Strokes6

Radical攵

Traditional收

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#497

Zhuyinㄕㄡ

UnicodeU+6536

CangjieYRHHI

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xī shōu

absorb; soak up; assimilate

HSK 5

收据

shōu jù

receipt; acquittance

收获

shōu huò

gather in the crops; harvest; reap

丰收

fēng shōu

bumper harvest

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回收

huí shōu

retrieve; recover; reclaim

征收

zhēng shōu

levy; collect; impose

招收

zhāo shōu

recruit; take in

收益

shōu yì

income; proceeds; earnings

收缩

shōu suō

contract; shrink; concentrate one's forces

收藏

shōu cáng

collect; store up

收音机

shōu yīn jī

radio (set)

验收

yàn shōu

check before acceptance

增收

zēng shōu

Increase in income / additional revenue

够

zhī支

fù付

fáng房

zū租

。

His monthly income is enough to pay the rent.

wǒ我

jīn今

tiān天

shōu收

dào到

le了

yì一

fēng封

xìn信

。

I received a letter today.

qiū秋

tiān天

shì是

nóng农

mín民

shōu收

huò获

de的

jì季

jié节

。

Autumn is the harvest season for farmers.

qǐng请

bǎ把

fáng房

jiān间

shōu收

shí拾

gān干

jìng净

。

Please tidy up the room.

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