收

• 拼音: shōu
• 汉字拆解: 收 = 丩 (twisted/gather) + 攵 (strike/action), meaning 'to collect or gather together'

含义

To collect; to gather; to put away. To bring things together or store them.

A versatile verb with several related meanings: to collect (收作业 collect homework), to put away (收衣服 bring in laundry), to receive (收信 receive mail), and to harvest (收割). Often combined with directional complements like 收起来 (put away) and 收进来 (bring in).

例句

1. 今天要收作业。
2. 请帮我把衣服收进来。
3. 下雨了，快收衣服！

用法指南

语境: household, school, daily tasks

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 老师每天都收作业。(The teacher collects homework every day.)
• 天气不好，快把东西收起来。(The weather is bad, put things away quickly.)

错误说法

• 不要把收和接混淆 (Don't confuse 收 and 接 — 收 means to collect, gather, or take in, while 接 means to receive someone in person or to catch something)

起源与历史

Originally composed of 丩 (twisted/gather) + 攵 (strike/action), depicting the action of gathering things together.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal