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受

shòu

“To receive” in Chinese is 受 (shòu).

Other characters with the syllable shou: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • to receive
  • to accept
  • to suffer
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  • subjected to
  • to bear
  • to stand
  • pleasant
  • (passive marker)
  • (LGBT) bottom

Example

他们接受了这些礼物。

They accepted those gifts.

From 接受 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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