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
收购
shōugòu
to buy up; to acquire
Characters in this word
购 gòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 贝 sea shell 勾 to hook, to join, to connect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 公司收购小店。 Gōngsī shōugòu xiǎodiàn. The company buys the small shop.
- 他们收购旧书。 Tāmen shōugòu jiù shū. They buy up old books.
- 这家店收购手机。 Zhè jiā diàn shōugòu shǒujī. This shop buys used phones.
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
- 收音机 shōuyīnjī radio
- 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