收 shōu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 丩 to connect, to join 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
收费
shōufèi
to charge a fee
Characters in this word
费 fèi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 弗 not, negative 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这里收费吗？ Zhèlǐ shōufèi ma? Do they charge here?
- 停车要收费。 Tíngchē yào shōufèi. You need to pay for parking.
- 公园不收费。 Gōngyuán bù shōufèi. The park is free.