shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer

Made up of [ zhuǎ claw radical 87, yòu also; in addition; and radical 29]
Made with 8 strokes.
A picture of a claw or crown above a right hand offering a plate - and therefore 'to receive' - the form has since been simplified

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Also uses zhuǎ component: ài (love) (to trust)
Also uses yòu component: bào (to announce) (to pass) ; duì (right) ; (to send out) ; fǎn (contrary) ; (clothes) ; hàn (chinese) ; huān (merry) ; (and) ; (fowl) ; jiān (difficult) ; nán (difficult) ; (to take) ; shèng (holy) ; shù (tree) ; shuāng (pair) ; yǒu (friend) ; (pool) ; zhī (to support)

Different tone

shǒu (hand) ; shǒu (hand) ; shǒu (head)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

逆来顺受 nì lái shùn shòu Deal with things as they happen; do not put them off