Memory phrase for the Kanji: 受


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Meaning to receive, to accept, to suffer (passive marker)

Pronunciation

shòu

Explanation

From top: a hand reaching down , cover , hand

Mnemonic


 
One hand from above holds a cover, the other hand receives it.

Radicals

to receive, acceptNote the similarity to "love ": In "receive", a hand reaches from above through a cover to another hand in order to receive something. With love, the friend is added.
reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
coverThis very similar radical is understood as a roof.
again, handOther radicals with a hand are:
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 Vocabulary

 受到  shòu dào  to receive; to suffer; obtained; given
 忍受  rěn shòu  to bear; to endure
 受伤  shòu shāng  to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed
 感受  gǎn shòu  to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); a feeling; an impression; an experience
 受热  shòu rè  heated; sunstroke
 承受  chéng shòu  to bear; to support; to inherit
 享受  xiǎng shòu  to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure
 遭受  zāo shòu  to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
 接受  jiē shòu  to accept; to receive
 受贿  shòu huì  to accept a bribe; bribery
 受贿  shòu huì  

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