Meaning
to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive
Chinese: 接受、遭受。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shou” becomes a different word in each tone. 受 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- 受到shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 难受nán shòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
- 感受gǎn shòuto sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience
- 受伤shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed
Example Sentence
他在比赛中受了伤。Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng shòu le shāng.He got injured in the match.
他Tāhe在zàiat比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc)中zhōngmiddle受shòuto receive了le(completed action)伤shāngto injure。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A hand on top giving and a hand (又) below receiving, with 冖 (a thing) between: ‘to receive, accept; to bear, endure, suffer; to be subjected to’ (接受, 受到, 难受).
A way to remember it
One hand gives, one hand (又) takes — to receive, to bear.
Easy to confuse with
- 爱‘Love’: a similar hand-over-hand frame, but with 友 at the base.