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
收拾
shōushi
to tidy up
Characters in this word
拾 shí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 合 to combine, to join, to unite
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我收拾房间。 Wǒ shōushi fángjiān. I tidy up my room.
- 快收拾书包。 Kuài shōushi shūbāo. Quickly pack your schoolbag.
- 她在收拾衣服。 Tā zài shōushi yīfu. She is putting away clothes.
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