Chinese Character 受 Meanings and components.

Form

受

Meaning

受 meaning[3] in English

To Receive.

To Accept.

To Suffer.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 受 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'claw' radical in … (爫) , and (once) again (又)

Its radical[1] is: 又 (you4) which means: (Once) Again, Also, Both... And..., And Yet, (Used For Emphasis) Anyway, .又you4(once) again

In cangjie it is written with BBE

How to write 受

To write受shou4to receive you should write a combination of 爫zhao3'claw' radical … , 又you4(once) again arranged in a 冖 shape:

爫 + 又 = 受

受 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 受 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 受, looks as follow:

受
Pinyin:shou4 Shape:冖
Meaning[3]: To Receive . To Accept . To Suffer . Subjected To . To Bear . To Stand . Pleasant . (Passive Marker)
爫
Pinyin:zhao3
Meaning[3]: 'Claw' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 87)
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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