受 shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer
Made up of [爫 zhuǎ claw radical 87, 又 yòu also; in addition; and radical 29]Made with 8 strokes.
A picture of a claw or crown above a right hand offering a plate - and therefore 'to receive' - the form has since been simplified
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Also uses 爫 zhuǎ component: 爱 ài (love) 孚 fú (to trust)
Also uses 又 yòu component: 报 bào (to announce) 度 dù (to pass) ; 对 duì (right) ; 发 fà (to send out) ; 反 fǎn (contrary) ; 服 fú (clothes) ; 汉 hàn (chinese) ; 欢 huān (merry) ; 及 jí (and) ; 鸡 jī (fowl) ; 艰 jiān (difficult) ; 难 nán (difficult) ; 取 qǔ (to take) ; 圣 shèng (holy) ; 树 shù (tree) ; 双 shuāng (pair) ; 友 yǒu (friend) ; 泽 zé (pool) ; 支 zhī (to support)
Different tone
手 shǒu (hand) ; 扌 shǒu (hand) ; 首 shǒu (head)Pronunciation
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