HSK 3 · Verbs of Being & Having

受

shòu

to receive; to suffer

Stroke order of 受

受 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A hand reaches down 爫, passes a cover 冖 to a hand 又 that receives.

Parts: 爫 hand + 冖 cover + 又 hand

Example sentence

他在比赛中受了伤。

He was injured in the game.

Words with 受

难受to feel unwell; unbearable 接受to accept 受到to receive; to be given 感受to feel; feeling 受伤to get injured

More words: Verbs of Being & Having

具有to have; to possess 共有to have in total 属于to belong to 属to belong to; to be born in the year of 称为to be called 使to make; to cause 代to replace; generation 代表representative; to represent 代表团delegation 任to appoint; any 仍still 仍然still 值to be worth; value 值得to be worth; to deserve

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