受 — Chinese character
受
shòu
to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
- Pinyin
- shòu
- Radical
- 29 ⼜ (Again)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 爫 冖 又
- Formation
- ideographic — Something 冖 passed from one hand 爫 to another 又
- Japanese
- 受 as a kanji
Common words with 受
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy; to live it up |
| 受伤 (受傷) | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 受害者 | shòu hài zhě | casualty; victim |
| 遭受 | zāo shòu | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) |
| 承受 | chéng shòu | to bear; to support |
| 受欢迎 (受歡迎) | shòu huān yíng | to be popular; to be well-liked; to be warmly received |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | unbearable; unable to endure |
| 受过 (受過) | shòu guò | to take the blame (for sb else) |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear; to endure |
English words written with 受
受 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 8 · Art of War 4 · I Ching 3 · Mencius 71 · Zhuangzi 55 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 78
- Analects 10.11
- Analects 11.18
- Analects 12.6
- Analects 14.18
- Analects 15.33
- Analects 18.4
- Art of War 5.3
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