Memory phrase for the Kanji: 受
受
Hanzi-Trainer
Meaning
to receive, to accept, to suffer (passive marker)
Pronunciation
shòu
Explanation
From top: a hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖, hand 又
Mnemonic
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One hand from above holds a cover, the other hand receives it.
Radicals
受
to receive, accept Note the similarity to "love 爱": In "receive", a hand reaches from above 爫 through a cover 冖 to another hand 又 in order to receive something. With love, the friend 友 is added.
爫
reaching downwards Shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
冖
cover This very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
又
again, hand Other radicals with a hand are: 攴寸廾爫手扌 彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳
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Vocabulary
受到
shòu dào
to receive; to suffer; obtained; given
230
忍受
rěn shòu
to bear; to endure
3928
受伤
shòu shāng
to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed
1999
感受
gǎn shòu
to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); a feeling; an impression; an experience
1998
受热
shòu rè
heated; sunstroke
1997
承受
chéng shòu
to bear; to support; to inherit
1996
享受
xiǎng shòu
to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure
1995
遭受
zāo shòu
to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
1994
接受
jiē shòu
to accept; to receive
1993
受贿
shòu huì
to accept a bribe; bribery
6623
受贿
shòu huì
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