受 shòu — receive · English

受

shòu

receive

At a glance · 受

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

「受」甲骨文从𠬪从舟从又，象上下两手授受，金文小篆承之。

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Origins & notes

「受」本义为接受、承受（古授受同字），引申遭受。

Structure

从𠬪、从又、从舟，会意字，上下手相授受，后分授受二字。

At a glance

Pinyinshòu

Radical又

Strokes8

UnicodeU+53D7

Character type会意

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Six languages, one character

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English receive receive, accept, get; bear, stand

Français recevoir Recevoir, accepter. «外受傅训» : recevoir les leçons du maître.

Español recibir Recibir, aceptar. «外受傅训»: recibir las lecciones del maestro.

العربية يقبل يقبل، يتلقّى. «外受傅训»: تلقّي دروس المعلم.

Русский принимать Принимать, получать. «外受傅训»: воспринимать уроки учителя.

Common words

接受jiē shòuaccept
感受gǎn shòufeel

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