受 shòu to receive
to receive; to undergo; to suffer
How to remember 受: 爫 claws + 冖 cover + 又 again = to receive. The kitten's claws rip at the gift cover again, so Grandma quickly holds out her hands to receive the present herself.
Component breakdown
受 = 爫 claws + 冖 cover + 又 again
- 爫 claws
- 冖 cover
- 又 again
The kitten's claws rip at the gift cover again, so Grandma quickly holds out her hands to receive the present herself.
How it came to be
A hand reaching down from above and a hand reaching up from below, with the thing being passed between them. One hand gives and the other receives: that is the moment drawn.
How it is used
- To receive/undergo (usually something done TO you) - 受伤 (shòushāng) get injured, 受影响 (shòu yǐngxiǎng) be affected, 受欢迎 (shòu huānyíng) be popular.
- Unlike 接受 (actively accept), bare 受 often marks passive experiencing, frequently unpleasant: 难受 (nánshòu) feel awful, 受不了 (shòubuliǎo) can't stand it.
- But 享受 (xiǎngshòu, to enjoy) and 受益 (shòuyì, benefit) show the neutral/positive side too.
Characters built with 受
Words with 受
- 受到shòudàoreceive (influence, restriction, etc.)HSK 3
- 接受jiēshòuacceptHSK 4
- 受不了shòu bu liǎocannot endureHSK 4
- 难受nánshòufeel unwellHSK 4
- 受伤shòushāngto sustain injuriesHSK 4
- 感受gǎnshòuto senseHSK 4
- 享受xiǎngshòuto enjoyHSK 5
- 承受chéngshòuto bearHSK 5
- 受灾shòuzāidisaster-strickenHSK 6
- 忍受rěnshòuto bearHSK 6
- 遭受zāoshòuto sufferHSK 6
- 受害shòuhàito suffer damage, injury etcHSK 7
- 受害人shòuhàirénvictimHSK 7
- 受惊shòujīngstartledHSK 7
- 受理shòulǐto accept to hear a caseHSK 7
- 受苦shòukǔto suffer hardshipHSK 7
- 受骗shòupiànto be cheatedHSK 7
- 好受hǎoshòufeeling betterHSK 7
- 经受jīngshòuto undergo (hardship)HSK 7
- 受宠若惊shòuchǒng-ruòjīngoverwhelmed by favor from superiorHSK 8
- 受挫shòucuòthwartedHSK 8
- 受益shòuyìto benefit fromHSK 8
- 受益匪浅shòuyì-fěiqiǎnto benefit (from)HSK 8
- 受罪shòuzuìto endureHSK 8
- 受贿shòuhuìto accept a bribeHSK 8
Example sentences
- 我受不了了。 Wǒ shòubuliǎo le.I can't stand it anymore.
- 她接受了我的礼物。 Tā jiēshòule wǒ de lǐwù.She accepted my gift.
- 她的脚受伤了。 Tā de jiǎo shòushāng le.Her foot has been injured.
- 他的腿受伤了。 Tā de tuǐ shòushāng le.He injured his leg.