受

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accept

HSK 3 N2

shòu

ジュ

う.ける、-う.け、う.かる

수

Depicts a boat (舟) being passed from one hand (爫) to another hand (又). 舟 also served as phonetic, but it was later abbreviated.

Components

爫 claw (top)+ 舟 boat+ 又 again =

受 accept

爫 Iconic component

zhǎo claw (top)

radical 87

爫 is a component form of 爪.

舟 Phonetic component

zhōu boat

boat, ship

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又 Iconic component

yòu again

and, also, again, in addition

Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

受

Regular

Modern

Chinese

受 [shòu]

to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)

Japanese

受じゅ同音

noun Buddhism vedana (sensation)

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

受うけ

Uke place name

CHINESE WORDS (200)

接受 [jiēshòu] #450

to accept

受到 [shòudào] #1,033

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

受伤 [shòushāng] #1,058

to sustain injuries

受伤 [shòushāng] #1,058

to sustain injuries

受害者 [shòuhàizhě] #1,257

casualty

承受 [chéngshòu] #2,218

to bear

受不了 [shòubùliǎo] #2,155

unbearable

忍受 [rěnshòu] #2,093

to bear

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JAPANESE WORDS (200)

⭐ 受け入れる [うけいれる] #1,016

to accept

⭐ 受け止める [うけとめる] #1,770

to catch

⭐ 引き受ける [ひきうける] #2,564

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

⭐ 待ち受ける [まちうける] #6,669

to await

⭐ 見受ける [みうける] #7,171

to catch sight of

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KOREAN WORDS (33)

수업 #5,136

class; lesson; course

수신 #22,116

receipt; reception

감수 #28,302

putting up with; enduring

감수성

sensitivity; sensibility

송수신

transmitting and receiving

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