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
收复
shōufù
to recover; to recapture
Characters in this word
复 fù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 夊 — to go slowly
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 经过长期谈判，两国终于收复了争议岛屿的管理权。 Jīngguò chángqī tánpàn, liǎng guó zhōngyú shōufù le zhēngyì dǎoyǔ de guǎnlǐquán. After lengthy negotiations, the two countries finally recovered administrative rights over the disputed islands.
- 球队下半场连进两球，收复了失地。 Qiúduì xiàbànchǎng lián jìn liǎng qiú, shōufù le shīdì. The team scored twice in the second half and won back the lost ground.
- 这座古城曾多次失守，又一次次被收复。 Zhè zuò gǔchéng céng duō cì shīshǒu, yòu yí cì cì bèi shōufù. This ancient city was lost many times and retaken again and again.
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