• 351st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 180 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shōu (shou1)to receive • to accept • to collect • to restrain • to stop • in care of (used on address line after name)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shōu (shou1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

收到 
收拾 
收获 (收獲)
收藏 

Uncommon

吸收 
回收 
接收 
收入 
收取 
收回 
收场 (收場)
收尾 
收工 
收复 (收復)
收心 
收敛 (收斂)
收留 
收益 
收盘 (收盤)
收看 
收礼 (收禮)
收纳 (收納)
收紧 (收緊)
收缩 (收縮)
收听 (收聽)
收视率 (收視率)
收费 (收費)
收费站 (收費站)
收购 (收購)
收录 (收錄)
收集 
收音机 (收音機)
收养 (收養)
没收 (沒收)
丰收 (豐收)

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  • 1076th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gòu (gou4)to buy • to purchase

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gòu (gou4)The component is pronounced as 'gōu' (gou1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for gòu (gou4)The component is pronounced as 'gòu' (gou4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

团购 (團購)
网购 (網購)
购物 (購物)
购买 (購買)

Uncommon

代购 (代購)
导购 (導購)
采购 (採購)
抢购 (搶購)
收购 (收購)
订购 (訂購)
购物券 (購物券)
购物车 (購物車)
购置 (購置)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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