收

shōu

“To receive” in Chinese is 收 (shōu).

Other characters with the syllable shou: see all 10 →

Meaning

to receive
to accept
to collect

Show 4 more meanings

to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)

Example

今天早上他收到好多信。

He received a good many letters this morning.

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

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 收

收到shōudàoto receiveHSK 2 收入shōurùto take inHSK 2 收费shōufèito charge a feeHSK 3 收看shōukànto watch (a TV program)HSK 3 收听shōutīngto listen to (a radio broadcast)HSK 3 收音机shōuyīnjīradioHSK 3 收回shōuhuíto regainHSK 4 收获shōuhuòto harvestHSK 4

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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