授

shòu

sh+òu·4th tone

(bound form) to confer; to give

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

授=扌+受

Etymology

hand

Meanings

(bound form) to confer; to give

(bound form) to teach; to instruct

(literary) to appoint

shòu

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Words with 授 168 total

to impart; to pass on; to teach传授chuán shòu to teach by correspondence函授hán shòu to lecture; to teach讲授jiǎng shòu to teach face to face; to instruct in person面授miàn shòu

Idioms with 授 18 total Chain

to sacrifice one's life in a crisis临危授命lín wēi shòu mìng (idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation面授机宜miàn shòu jī yí to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) · to give someone a hold on oneself授人以柄shòu rén yǐ bǐng

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