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CHINESE CHARACTER

受 (shòu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shòu
to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
HSK 38 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

又 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 受.

爫 · 冖 · 又

Visible components

受 is decomposed as ⿳爫冖又.

STROKES · 8

Write 受 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 受

我不接受。

Wǒ bù jiē shòu。

I don't accept it.

受到

触犯法律的人受到惩罚。

Chù fàn fǎ lǜ de rén shòu dào chéng fá。

People who break the law are punished.

感受

来感受一下这个。

Lái gǎn shòu yí xià zhè ge。

Feel this.

FAQ

What does 受 (shòu) mean in Chinese?

to receive, to get, to accept; to bear

How do you write 受 in stroke order?

受 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 受?

又 is the radical in 受. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 受?

受 (shòu): to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; 受到 (shòudào): to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc); 感受 (gǎnshòu): to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression.