受 shòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 冖 cover 又 and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
受苦
shòukǔ
to suffer hardship; to endure suffering
Characters in this word
苦 kǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 战乱期间，普通百姓受苦最深，重建也最需要倾听他们的声音。 Zhànluàn qījiān, pǔtōng bǎixìng shòukǔ zuì shēn, chóngjiàn yě zuì xūyào qīngtīng tāmen de shēngyīn. During the war, ordinary people suffered the most, and reconstruction most needs to listen to their voices.
- 奶奶年轻时受苦太多，如今终于过上了安稳日子。 Nǎinai niánqīng shí shòukǔ tài duō, rújīn zhōngyú guò shàng le ānwěn rìzi. Grandma suffered too much in her youth, but now she finally lives a stable, peaceful life.
- 他不愿看孩子受苦，苦活累活都自己干。 Tā bú yuàn kàn háizi shòukǔ, kǔhuó lèihuó dōu zìjǐ gàn. He cannot bear to see his child suffer, so he does all the hard, tiring work himself.
Related words
- 接受 jiēshòu to accept
- 难受 nánshòu uncomfortable; upset
- 受到 shòudào to receive; to be given
- 感受 gǎnshòu to feel; feeling
- 受 shòu to receive; to suffer
- 受伤 shòushāng to get injured
- 承受 chéngshòu to bear; to endure
- 受不了 shòubùliǎo cannot stand
- 忍受 rěnshòu to bear; to put up with
- 受灾 shòuzāi to suffer from a disaster
- 享受 xiǎngshòu to enjoy
- 遭受 zāoshòu to suffer, to endure