收shōu
to receive, harvest. 6 strokes, radical 攵, first met in HSK 2.
What 收 is made of
丩 (jiū, to connect) and 攵 (pū, to rap).
攵 carries the meaning — hand — and 丩 carries the sound.
How to write 收
Strokes 1–2 write 丩, then strokes 3–6 write 攵.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 收
Words that use 收
| 收 | to receive, harvest 把送来的东西拿到自己这里 秋季农民忙着收庄稼。In autumn, farmers are busy harvesting the crops. Lesson 67, 大城市 · 尺璧寸阴与笃志力行 · Punctual Dedication, Deep Reflection & Living Ecology |
| 收到 | to receive 指得到别人送来或寄来的东西 他收到了一封感谢信。He received a thank-you letter. Lesson 67, 大城市 · 尺璧寸阴与笃志力行 · Punctual Dedication, Deep Reflection & Living Ecology |
| 收入 | income 指劳动或经营得到的钱 百姓的收入稳步提高。The people's income is steadily rising. Lesson 67, 大城市 · 尺璧寸阴与笃志力行 · Punctual Dedication, Deep Reflection & Living Ecology |
| 收费 | to charge a toll or fee 向使用的人收取一笔钱 这条高速公路白天夜里都收费。This motorway will charge a fee day and night. Lesson 151, 货币金融与支付 · 贸易经济与市场金融 · Commerce, Economics, Finance & Trade |
| 收听 | to listen in, to tune into a broadcast 打开收音机或广播，用耳朵听里面的内容 他每天早上收听广播里的新闻。Every morning he switches on the radio to tune in to the news. Lesson 223, 客厅小憩与居家陈设 · 居所闲暇与日常生活 · Domestic Leisure, Home Living & Casual Recreation |
| 收看 | to tune in visually, to watch a broadcast 打开电视，用眼睛看里面播的内容 全家人准时收看今晚的新闻节目。The whole family sits down on time to watch the evening news. Lesson 223, 客厅小憩与居家陈设 · 居所闲暇与日常生活 · Domestic Leisure, Home Living & Casual Recreation |
| 收回 | to retrieve, reclaim 把原来给出去或占用的东西拿回来 林业队依法收回被违规占用的湿地。The forestry team lawfully reclaimed the wetland that had been misused. Lesson 335, 戎装守御与都市安澜 · 杏坛弦歌与市井温情 · Academic Traditions & The Warmth of Everyday Life |
| 收获 | a gain, harvest 经过努力后得到的成果 科研与临床都取得了丰硕收获。Both the research and the clinical work brought rewarding results. Lesson 336, 杏林神手与求索新知 · 杏坛弦歌与市井温情 · Academic Traditions & The Warmth of Everyday Life |
| 收益 | earnings, profit 做生意或投资后得到的钱 商街诚信经营，获得了稳健收益。The honest street of shops earned steady earnings. Lesson 337, 岁寒送暖与亲善商街 · 杏坛弦歌与市井温情 · Academic Traditions & The Warmth of Everyday Life |
| 吸收 | to absorb, to take in 把外界的东西接收进来，变成自己的一部分 学生认真研读，吸收书中的道理。The student studied carefully and absorbed the ideas in the book. Lesson 351, 研精毕智与潜心求索 · 研精致思与盛夏清波 · Systemic Precision, Deep Learning & Summer Rhythms |
and 11 more in the catalogue.
Characters that share the sound part 丩
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 攵
All 15 of them, and what the radical means, on the 攵 radical page.