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
收割
shōugē
to harvest; to reap
Characters in this word
割 gē
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 害 to injure, to harm 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 秋雨来临前，农户连夜收割成熟的稻谷。 Qiūyǔ láilín qián, nónghù liányè shōugē chéngshú de dàogǔ. Before the autumn rain arrived, the farmers harvested the ripe rice through the night.
- 农民们在七月里忙着收割小麦。 Nóngmínmen zài qīyuè li mángzhe shōugē xiǎomài. The farmers are busy harvesting wheat in July.
- 今年天气好，稻子可以提前收割。 Jīnnián tiānqì hǎo, dàozi kěyǐ tíqián shōugē. The weather is good this year, so the rice can be harvested early.
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