Chinese Character 收 Meanings and components.

Form

收

Meaning

收 meaning[3] in English

To Receive.

To Accept.

To Collect.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 收 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are archaic variant of … (丩) , and (攵)

Its radical[1] is: 攵 (pu1)

In cangjie it is written with VLOK

How to write 收

To write收shou1to receive you should write a combination of 丩jiu1archaic variant … , 攵pu1 arranged in a 吅 shape:

丩 + 攵 = 收

收 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

收
Pinyin:shou1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Receive . To Accept . To Collect . To Put Away . To Restrain . To Stop . In Care Of (Used On Address Line After Name)
丩
Pinyin:jiu1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 糾|纠[Jiu1]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)
攵
Pinyin:pu1

Notes

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

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

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