Stroke order for 收

shōu
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Basic Meaning

v
Often used for tidying up or collecting items.
to bring things from outside to inside; to gather or collect spread-out or scattered things.
把外面的事物拿到里面;把摊开的或分散的事物聚拢。
Words:
收拾收集收藏收妥收好
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Sentences:
  1. (qǐng)()(wán)()(shōu)(shí)(hǎo)
    Please tidy up the toys.
  2. ()()(huān)(shōu)()(yóu)(piào)
    He likes to collect stamps.
v
Common in contexts like reclaiming fees or territories.
to recall; to take back.
招回;收回。
Words:
收费收复收税收租没收收回
Sentences:
  1. (zhè)(jiā)(shāng)(diàn)(shōu)(fèi)(hěn)()()
    This store charges reasonable fees.
  2. (zhèng)()(jué)(dìng)(shōu)(huí)()(kuài)()()
    The government decided to reclaim that land.
v
Typically refers to income or profits.
to obtain (economic benefits).
获得(经济利益)。
Words:
收益收支收入坐收渔利收支相抵
Sentences:
  1. ()(de)(shōu)()(hěn)(gāo)
    His income is very high.
  2. (gōng)()(jīn)(nián)(shōu)()()(cuò)
    The company has good profits this year.
v
Used specifically for agricultural activities.
to harvest mature crops.
割取成熟的农作物。
Words:
抢收秋收丰收收稻子收麦子
Sentences:
  1. (nóng)(mín)(men)(zhèng)(zài)(shōu)(dào)(zi)
    The farmers are harvesting rice.
  2. (qiū)(tiān)(shì)(fēng)(shōu)(de)()(jié)
    Autumn is the season of harvest.
v
Can involve accepting people, gifts, or signals.
to receive; to accept; to accommodate.
接;接受;容纳。
Words:
收留收养收报收徒弟收礼物
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  1. ()(shōu)(liú)(le)()(zhī)(liú)(làng)(māo)
    He took in a stray cat.
  2. ()(shōu)(dào)(le)()(de)()()
    I received your gift.
v
Often used for self-control or limiting behavior.
to control; to restrain.
控制,收敛。
Words:
收敛收心易放难收
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  1. ()()(yào)(shōu)(xīn)(zhuān)(xīn)(xué)()
    He needs to focus his mind and concentrate on studying.
  2. ()(de)()(qi)(shōu)(liǎn)(le)(hěn)(duō)
    Her temper has restrained a lot.
v
Formal or legal context, usually negative.
to arrest; to detain.
逮捕;拘禁。
Words:
收押收监被收监收拘收
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  1. (jǐng)(chá)(shōu)()(le)(xián)()(rén)
    The police detained the suspect.
  2. (zuì)(fàn)(bèi)(shōu)(jiān)(le)
    The criminal was imprisoned.
v
Common for finishing tasks or activities.
to end; to stop (work).
结束;停止(工作)。
Words:
收工收盘收操收场收尾
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Sentences:
  1. (gōng)(rén)(men)()(diǎn)(shōu)(gōng)
    The workers finish work at five o'clock.
  2. (huì)()(hěn)(kuài)(shōu)(chǎng)(le)
    The meeting ended quickly.
n
Noun form, refers to agricultural output.
harvest; crop yield.
收成。
Words:
薄收失收
Sentences:
  1. (jīn)(nián)(zhuāng)(jià)(shōu)(chéng)(hěn)(hǎo)
    This year's crop yield is very good.
  2. (yóu)()(gān)(hàn)(shōu)(chéng)(hěn)(chà)
    Due to drought, the harvest is very poor.

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