受 (sau6 | shou4) : receive; bear, suffer, endure

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受

sau6

shou4

[v] receive; accept; get; [2] [v] take; bear; stand; suffer; tolerate; endure [3] [v] be pleasant to (the ears, etc) [4] preceding a verb to form a passive voice

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 又 (#29)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

受

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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受不了 sau6 bat1 liu5 shou4 bu4 liao3 = cannot stand it 國

享受 hoeng2 sau6 xiang3 shou4 = enjoy; enjoyment

受傷 sau6 soeng1 shou4 shang1 = to suffer injuries; to be wounded

忍受 jan2 sau6 ren3 shou4 = to bear; to endure

遭受 zou1 sau6 zao1 shou4 = to suffer or sustain a loss or a misfortune

感受 gam2 sau6 gan3 shou4 = to feel, feelings

接受 zip3 sau6 jie1 shou4 = to receive; to accept

經受 ging1 sau6 jing1 shou4 = to endure; to withstand

承受 sing4 sau6 cheng2 shou4 = to bear; to support; to inherit

深受 sam1 sau6 shen1 shou4 = to receive in depth
See all 96 compounds (CantoDict reports 102 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 9 examples containing 受

食飯係享受。粵
Having a meal is a joy.

我嘅職業唔係一般人可以接受粵
My occupation is not one that normal people can accept.

亞蓮隔離周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾粵
Ah Lin's neighbour often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.

小小心意你咪受落啲禮物囉唔好抰嚟抰去粵
It is a small token of appreciation, just accept the simple gift instead of pushing it back and forth.

受人二分四畀人使穿鼻！粵
Slog like slave for the paymaster after having received a miserable remuneration.

我很高興接受你的邀請。國 ?!
I am happy to accept your invitation.

呢一帶嘅房屋受員工青睞粵
The workers favour houses in this area.

跟住落嚟，受害者… 粵
Carrying on, the victims...

塊紙板唔受力﹐唔好加咁重。粵
The cardboard doesn't carry much weight. Don't add too much.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 受
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