懂中文 Dong Chinese

受

shòu

receive

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 iconic component

爫  Iconic component

zhǎo

  

hand, claw

爫 is a component form of 爪.

舟 sound,iconic component

舟  Sound Iconic component

zhōu

  

boat

又 iconic component

又  Iconic component

yòu

  

(hand), again

Evolution

受 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
受 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
受 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
受 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

受  

shòu

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

Most common words with 受
Freq.
Word
Meaning

受

to receive

接受

to accept

受到

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

享受

to enjoy

感受

to sense

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

授 綬 绶