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受

shòu
to receive · to accept
Radical: 又 Strokes: 8 HSK 3
Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Most common
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Character Decomposition
受=爫+冖+又
Etymology
Something 冖 passed from one hand 爫 to another 又
Meanings
to receive
to accept
to suffer
subjected to
to bear
to stand
pleasant
(passive marker)
(LGBT) bottom
shòu
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Words with 受 376 total
Idioms with 受 51 total Chain