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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 受 U+53D7 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo | 𠭧 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 又+ 6 strokes = 8 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.324#18 p.417#24 Kangxi: p.166#05 Cihai: p.236r5c01 GSR: 1085.a Hanyu: v1,p0396#02 |
| Composition: | Component of: 𠃶 𪝈 𨛶 㖟 㥅 𪨾 阌 𢔏 𤟗 授 涭 绶 𣄁 𤊐 𦰹 𠹾 𠺥 𬋮 𧚯 𦈽 [More] |
| Mandarin: | shòu ㄕㄡˋ |
| Cantonese: | sau6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *zhiǒu |
| Shuowen: | 《𠬪部》受：相付也。从𠬪，舟省声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上声·有·受》受：容纳也，承也，盛也，得也，继也。殖酉切，五。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·又部·六》受：〔古文〕𠭧《唐韵》殖酉切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》是酉切，𠀤音寿。《说文》相付也。《玉篇》得也。《易·旣济》实受其福。《诗·大雅》受天之祜。又承也。《李适之法观禅师𥓓铭》孰承最上，密受居多。又盛也。《杜甫诗》野航恰受两三人。又容纳也。《论语》君子不可以小知，而可大受也。又《正字通》神呪切，收去声。《诗·小雅》投畀有北，有北不受。叶下昊。昊，许𠋫切。○按受字《韵书》无去声。又叶音暑。《张衡·诮靑衣赋》晏婴洁志，不顾景女。乃隽不疑，奉霍不受。《韵会》毛氏曰：从𠬪从冖。俗或作𤓾，非。𤓾音胡到切，下从丈。 |
| Fanqie: | 殖酉 (《广韵·上声·有·受》) |
| Unihan definition: | receive, accept, get; bear, stand |
Example usage
| 《论语·乡党》: | 康子馈药，拜而受之。 |
| Ji Kang having sent him a present of physic, he bowed and received it. | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 孟子曰：“仲子，不义与之齐国而弗受，人皆信之，是舍箪食豆羹之义也。” |
| Mencius said, 'Supposing that the kingdom of Qi were offered, contrary to righteousness, to Chen Zhong, he would not receive it, and all people believe in him, as a man of the highest worth. But this is only the righteousness which declines a dish of rice or a plate of soup.' | |
| 《礼记·投壶》: | 宾再拜受，主人般还，曰：“辟。” |
| The guest then bows twice, and signifies that he will receive (the arrows). The host wheels round, saying, 'Let me get out of the way;' | |
| 《孝经·开宗明义》: | 身体发肤，受之父母，不敢毁伤，孝之始也。 |
| Our bodies - to every hair and bit of skin - are received by us from our parents, and we must not presume to injure or wound them. This is the beginning of filial piety. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 曰：“由其德，舜、禹受天下不为泰。” |
| Yangzi said: Because of their de, Shun and Yu's inheritance of all under Heaven was not excessive. | |
| 《庄子·齐物论》: | 一受其成形，不亡以待尽。 |
| When once we have received the bodily form complete, its parts do not fail to perform their functions till the end comes. | |
| 《道德经》: | 是以圣人云：受国之垢，是谓社稷主。 |
| Therefore a sage has said, 'He who accepts his state's reproach, Is hailed therefore its altars' lord. | |
| 《商君书·境内》: | 爵五大夫有税邑六百家者，受客。 |
| Where there is a tax-paying town of six hundred families, an office of vice-chancellor is conferred. | |
| 《孙子兵法·兵势》: | 三军之众，可使必受敌而无败者，奇正是也。 |
| To ensure that your whole host may withstand the brunt of the enemy's attack and remain unshaken - this is effected by maneuvers direct and indirect. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 然而非礼不进，非义不受，安取此？ |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 伯禽再拜受命而辞 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 非无其辨也，有所见而经安受其赘也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 受子贡觞，迎流而挹之，奂然而弃之，促流而挹之，奂然而溢之，坐、置之沙上，曰：“礼固不亲受。” |
| 《大戴礼记·保傅》: | 殷为天子，三十馀世而周受之。 |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 王者受命，改文从质，无虚退人之义，故上就伯也。 |
| 《新书·修政语下》: | 周成王曰：“受命矣。” |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 留侯张子房曰：“雒阳虽有此固，国中小不过数百里，田地狭，四面受敌，此非用武之国。” |
| 《中论·法象》: | 郤犨以傲享徵亡，冀缺以敬妻受服。 |
| 《孔子家语·致思》: | 盛之土型，以进孔子，孔子受之，而说，如受大牢之馈。 |
| 《潜夫论·遏利》: | 得无受祸焉？ |
| 《论衡·命义》: | 喑聋跛盲，气遭胎伤，故受性狂悖 |
| 《太玄经·中》: | 次四，庳虚无因，大受性命，否。 |
| 《风俗通义·三王》: | 文王受命，有此武功。 |
| 《孔丛子·论书》: | 子张问曰：“圣人受命，必受诸天，而《书》云‘受终于文祖’，何也？” |
| 《申鉴·俗嫌》: | 贞良入焉，不受其罚也。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 禹乃决江䟽河，通之四渎，致之于海，大小相引，高下相受，百川顺流，各归其所，然后人民得去高险，处平土。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 汉高祖受命，功德宜之，因而不改也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 通天冠、天子常服，汉服受之秦，礼无文。 |
| 《墨子·经说上》: | 知：传受之，闻也。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 女之片体将气所不受，汝之一节将地所不载。 |
| 《鶡冠子·道端》: | 故天定之，地处之，时发之，物受之，圣人象之。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 夫道者，高不可极，深不可测，苞裹天地，禀受无形，原流泏泏，冲而不盈，浊以静之徐清，施之无穷，无所朝夕，表之不盈一握，约而能张，幽而能明，柔而能刚，含阴吐阳，而章三光 |
| 《文始真经·一宇》: | 合众水而受之，不为有馀。 |
| 《列仙传·偓佺》: | 时人受服者，皆至二三百岁焉。 |
| 《鬻子》: | 故君子之谋能必用道，而不能必见受。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 言有欲之人与无欲之人，同受气于天也。 |
| 《韩非子·难言》: | 夫至智说至圣，然且七十说而不受，身执鼎俎为庖宰，昵近习亲，而汤乃仅知其贤而用之。 |
| 《申不害·佚文》: | 举事为之，乃有恒常之静者，符信受令必行也。北堂书钞一百五十七、天中记七、绎史一百十一 |
| 《慎子·威德》: | 圣人之有天下也，受之也，非取之也。 |
| 《管子·轻重戊》: | 令谓左右伯沐涂树之枝，左右伯受沐涂树之枝 |
| 《公孙龙子·迹府》: | 穿谓龙曰：“臣居鲁，侧闻下风，高先生之智，说先生之行，愿受益之日久矣，乃今得见。” |
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