收 shōu — gather, harvest · English

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shōu

gather, harvest

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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

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

收字小篆从攴从丩，会意为拘束、收敛；本义为收获、收聚。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

收本义为收敛、收获，引申为收取。

Structure

会意字，从攴（击）从丩（缠结），表示拘束收束。

At a glance

Pinyinshōu

Radical攵

Strokes6

UnicodeU+6536

Character type会意

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English gather, harvest Shou is an associative character meaning to gather in and harvest.

Français récolter, rassembler Shou est un caractère associatif signifiant recueillir et récolter.

Español recoger, cosechar Shou es un carácter asociativo que significa recoger y cosechar.

العربية يحصد، يجمع شو حرف تركيبي يعني الجمع والحصاد.

Русский собирать, урожай Шоу — ассоциативный знак, означающий собирать и жать.

Common words

收获shōu huòharvest
收入shōu rùincome

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