收 (shōu)
to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop;
- HSK 3.1 level 2
- 6 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 丩 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“收,捕也。从攴,丩聲。”
Components
- 丩 (sound)
- 攵 (meaning) — 攵 is a component form of 攴.