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收 - shōu

gather together, collect; harvest

gather together, collect; harvest

How to read 收

Click 收 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshōu
Englishgather together, collect; harvest
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

收下 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 收假. Please read 收入 one more time.

Common words with this character

to accept; to receive
to come to an end; end of a vacation
to take in; income; revenue
to retreat; to withdraw troops; to recall troops

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 收 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 收下 and 收假 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 收.