Characters  ›  收

收 6 strokes

收 shōu — to receive; to accept

6 strokes · radical 攵 (knock)

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A cord being gathered beside 攵. To take in: a harvest, a receipt, and 收拾, tidying up.

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A cord being gathered beside 攵.

Words it turns up in

收到收拾收获

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