Dong Chinese dictionary

shòu

receive

Depicts something being passed from one hand to another hand. Originally the middle component was the phonetic 舟 (boat), but it was later abbreviated.

Components

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 又 than it was in ancient scripts.

舟 Sound component

zhōu

boat

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 舟 than it was in ancient scripts.

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

受

shòu

receive, accept, get; bear, stand; to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)

Most common words with 受

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	受	to receive
	接受	to accept
	受到	to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
	享受	to enjoy
	感受	to sense

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

漢語多功能字庫

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