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
收音机
shōuyīnjī
radio
Characters in this word
音 yīn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 音 — sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
机 jī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 收音机坏了。 Shōuyīnjī huài le. The radio is broken.
- 我买收音机。 Wǒ mǎi shōuyīnjī. I buy a radio.
- 收音机很小。 Shōuyīnjī hěn xiǎo. The radio is very small.
Related words
- 收 shōu to receive; to put away
- 收到 shōudào to receive
- 收入 shōurù income
- 收费 shōufèi to charge a fee
- 收看 shōukàn to watch a broadcast
- 收听 shōutīng to listen to a broadcast
- 收回 shōuhuí to take back
- 收获 shōuhuò harvest; gain
- 收益 shōuyì profit; income
- 吸收 xīshōu to absorb
- 丰收 fēngshōu good harvest
- 回收 huíshōu to recycle