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收
shōu
1. to receive
2. to accept
3. to collect
4. to put away
5. to restrain
6. to stop
7. in care of (used on address line after name)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

收
shōu
to collect, to gather, to harvest
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

收礼
shōulǐ
to accept a gift
收缩
shōusuō
to pull back
HSK 6
收留
shōuliú
to offer shelter
收看
shōukàn
to view
收纳
shōunà
to receive
收编
shōubiān
to incorporate into one's troops
收工
shōugōng
to stop work for the day (generally of laborers)
收获
shōuhuò
variant of [[收穫|收获<shōuhuò>]]
HSK 5
收监
shōujiān
to imprison
收盘
shōupán
market close
收敛
shōuliǎn
to vanish
收获
shōuhuò
to harvest
HSK 5
收紧
shōujǐn
to tighten up (restrictions etc)
收线
shōuxiàn
to reel in (a fishing line etc)
收容
shōuróng
to take in (to a hostel)
回收
huíshōu
to recycle
HSK 6
收方
shōufāng
receiving party
收条
shōutiáo
receipt
收押
shōuyā
in custody
收益
shōuyì
earnings
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
350
Word Frequency Rank
834 of 84,292

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