收 · shōu · to receive
Learn the Chinese character 收 with its source-linked HSK 3 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 收.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 收
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 收.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 收shōuto receive
- 收到shōudàoto receive
- 收费shōufèito charge a fee
- 收入shōurùto take in
- 收拾shōushito put in order
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (a radio broadcast)
- 回收huíshōuto recycle
- 接收jiēshōureception (of transmitted signal)
- 收获shōuhuòto harvest
- 收集shōujíto gather
- 收看shōukànto watch (a TV program)
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
- 丰收fēngshōuto reap a bumper harvest
- 收藏shōucángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc)
- 收购shōugòuto acquire or take over (a company or equity)
- 收取shōuqǔto receive
- 收益shōuyìearnings
- 招收zhāoshōuto hire
- 没收mòshōuto confiscate
- 收复shōufùto recover (lost territory etc)
- 收割shōugēto harvest
- 收据shōujùreceipt
- 收敛shōuliǎnto dwindle
- 收留shōuliúto offer shelter
- 收买shōumǎito purchase
- 收视率shōushìlǜratings (of a TV show)
- 收缩shōusuōto pull back
- 收养shōuyǎngto take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
- 收支shōuzhīcash flow
- 税收shuìshōutaxation
- 验收yànshōuto inspect and accept
- 增收zēngshōuto increase revenue
- 征收zhēngshōuto levy (a tax)
Real usage
Example sentences with 收
Published HSK 3 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 3 course context containing 收 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 收
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 收 mean in Chinese?
收 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to receive.
How do you pronounce 收?
收 is shown as shōu.
Is 收 an HSK 3 character?
Yes. 收 is HSK 3 recognition character #198.
Can I practise writing 收?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 3 recognition
- HSK 3 writing inventory
- 34 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 3 recognition character #198.
- Writing scope: HSK 3 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.