Chinese symbol for “receive”
受
shòu
to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for receive is 受 (shòu), defined as: to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “receive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 接 | jiē | to receive; to answer (the phone) |
| 收到 | shōu dào | to receive |
| 收 | shōu | to receive; to accept |
| 纳 (納) | nà | to receive; to accept |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “receive”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.