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
收集
shōují
to collect
Characters in this word
集 jí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 隹 — short-tailed bird
- Made of
- 隹 short-tailed bird 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我收集邮票。 Wǒ shōují yóupiào. I collect stamps.
- 她收集照片。 Tā shōují zhàopiàn. She collects photos.
- 我们收集资料。 Wǒmen shōují zīliào. We collect materials.
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