How is 受 pronounced?

受 is pronounced “shòu” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 受?

受 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 受?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 受 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3verb

受

shòu

受 (shòu) means “to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他受了很大的影响。

Tā shòu le hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng.

He was greatly influenced.

Words containing 受

承受chéng shòuto bear; to support; to inherit 接受jiē shòuto accept; to receive 感受gǎn shòuto sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience 难受nán shòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 受不了shòu bù liǎounbearable; unable to endure; can't stand 受到shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)受伤shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed 享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy; to live it up; pleasure 忍受rěn shòuto bear; to endure 受罪shòu zuìto endure; to suffer; hardships 遭受zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)受灾shòu zāidisaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity

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Frequently asked questions

What does 受 mean?: 受 (shòu) means “to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 受 pronounced?: 受 is pronounced “shòu” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 受?: 受 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 受?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 受 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18