收 shōu▶ recolectar

Stroke order

收 is written in 6 strokes.

• 收

Senses

1. to receive
2. to accept
3. to collect
4. to put away
5. to restrain
6. to stop
7. in care of (used on address line after name)

Example sentences

• 老师收了大家的作业。Lǎoshī shōu le dàjiā de zuòyè.The teacher collected everyone's homework.
• 请把桌子上的书收起来。Qǐng bǎ zhuōzi shàng de shū shōu qǐlái.Please put the books on the table away.

Related words

• 收入ingresos
• 收拾Ordenado
• 吸收absorber
• 收据recibo
• 收获Cosecha, cosechar
• 丰收Tener una cosecha abundante

收 is pronounced shōu and means “recolectar”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 收 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.