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Character Decomposition
受=爫+冖+又
Etymology
Something 冖 passed from one hand 爫 to another 又
Meanings
to receive
to accept
to suffer
subjected to
to bear
to stand
pleasant
(passive marker)
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Words with 受 376 total
to bear · to support · to inherit承受chéng shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce接受jiē shòuto undergo (hardship) · to endure · to withstand经受jīng shòuto stand · to endure禁受jīn shòuto feel unwell · to suffer pain · to be difficult to bear难受nán shòuto fall ill受病shòu bìngto accept abdication受禅shòu shànto get moist; to get damp (due to humidity, seepage etc)受潮shòu cháoto accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)受持shòu chíobject (linguistics)受词shòu cíthwarted · obstructed · setback受挫shòu cuòto suffer · to sustain (loss)蒙受méng shòu
Idioms with 受 51 total Chain
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