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)
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手 shǒu (hand) 扌 shǒu (hand) 首 shǒu (head)Pronunciation
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