授 shòu to award
to award; to confer; to teach
How to remember 授: 扌 hand + 受 to receive = to award. The mayor shakes the young firefighter's hand as she steps forward to receive the medal the whole town is proud to award.
Component breakdown
授 = 扌 hand + 受 to receive
- 扌 hand
- 受 to receive
- 爫 claws
- 冖 cover
- 又 again
The mayor shakes the young firefighter's hand as she steps forward to receive the medal the whole town is proud to award.
How it is used
- To confer/impart from above - 授权 (shòuquán) authorize, 授予 (shòuyǔ) bestow (an award/degree), 传授 (chuánshòu) pass on (knowledge/skills).
- 教授 (jiàoshòu) = professor (noun) but also "to teach" as a verb: 教授课程 (jiàoshòu kèchéng).
- Pairs with 受 (shòu, to receive) - one gives, the other takes.
Words with 授
Example sentences
- 他是大学教授。 Tā shì dàxué jiàoshòu.He's a university professor.