Usage of the character 收

to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)

shōubiān

收编

[收編]

to incorporate into one's troops
to weave in

qiànshōu

歉收

[歉收]

crop failure
poor harvest

shōujù

收据

[收據]

receipt
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

shōujiǎo

收缴

[收繳]

to recover (illegally obtained property)
to seize
to capture
to force sb to hand over sth
to levy

shōushòu

收受

[收受]

to receive
to accept

shōucún

收存

[收存]

to receive for storage
delivery of goods
to gather and store
to store safely
safe keeping

shōurù

收入

[收入]

to take in
income
revenue
CL:筆／笔 (bǐ),個／个 (gè)

dàishōu

代收

[代收]

to receive sth on another's behalf

huíshōu

回收

[回收]

to recycle
to reclaim
to retrieve
to recover
to recall (a defective product)

cuīshōu

催收

[催收]

to urge sb to provide sth
(esp.) to press (for payment of a debt); debt collection

shōucáng

[收藏]

to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark
a collection

shōuxùn

收讯

[收訊]

(wireless) reception

shuìshōu

税收

[稅收]

taxation

shōufú

收服

[收服]

to subdue
to force to capitulate
to reduce to submission
to soothe

shōuxīn

收心

[收心]

to concentrate on the task
to curb one's evil instincts

shōujià

收假

[收假]

(of holidays) to come to an end
end of a vacation

shōudào

收到

[收到]

to receive

shōuqǔ

收取

[收取]

to receive
to collect

Wèi Shōu

魏收

[魏收]

Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊／北齐 ( Běi Qí), compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏書／魏书 ( Wèishū)

chuàngshōu

创收

[創收]

to generate revenue; to create extra income

shōufú

收伏

[收伏]

variant of 收服 (shōufú)

shōusuō

收缩

[收縮]

to pull back
to shrink
to contract
(physiology) systole

qiūshōu

秋收

[秋收]

fall harvest
to reap

jiēshōu

接收

[接收]

reception (of transmitted signal)
to receive
to accept
to admit
to take over (e.g. a factory)
to expropriate

shōuliè

收列

[收列]

to list
to include

fēngshōu

丰收

[豐收]

bumper harvest

shōuliú

收留

[收留]

to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care

yànshōu

验收

[驗收]

to inspect and accept
acceptance

jùshōu

拒收

[拒收]

to reject
to refuse to accept

shōufù

收复

[收復]

to recover (lost territory etc)
to recapture

mòshōu

没收

[沒收]

to confiscate; to seize

zhuóshōu

酌收

[酌收]

to charge different prices according to the situation
to collect (items) as appropriate

shōuróng

收容

[收容]

to provide a place to stay
to house
to accommodate
(of an institution etc) to take in
to accept

shōuhuò

收获

[收獲]

variant of 收穫／收获 (shōuhuò)

shōujiān

收监

[收監]

to imprison
to take into custody

shōulù

收录

[收錄]

to include (in a collection)
to put together (stories, poems etc)
to record
to employ
to recruit

shōugōng

收工

[收工]

to stop work for the day (generally of laborers)
to knock off

shōufèi

收费

[收費]

to charge a fee

bàoshōu

报收

[報收]

(of a stock on the stock market) to close at (a certain price)

shōulǐ

收礼

[收禮]

to accept a gift
to receive presents

shōufāng

收方

[收方]

receiving party
recipient
debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方 (fùfāng)

shōuchǎng

收场

[收場]

the end
an ending
to wind down
to conclude

shōushān

收山

[收山]

(slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career
to pack it in
(of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game
(of a business) to cease to operate

shōucí

收词

[收詞]

to collect words
to harvest entries for a dictionary

shōushì

收市

[收市]

to close the market (for the day)
to close (a market, shop etc) for business

shōuxià

收下

[收下]

to accept
to receive

shōudì

收地

[收地]

to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52)
(of a government) to acquire land (with compensation)

shōugòu

收购

[收購]

to buy; to purchase; to procure

yíngshōu

营收

[營收]

sales
income
revenue

shōushuì

收税

[收稅]

to collect tax

shōufā

收发

[收發]

to receive and send
to receive and transmit

zhēngshōu

征收

[徵收]

to levy (a tax)
to expropriate

shōufáng

收房

[收房]

to take as a concubine

shōuhuì

收汇

[收匯]

foreign exchange collection (finance)

shōudōng

收冬

[收冬]

harvest season
autumn

shōuxiào

收效

[收效]

to yield results

shōukàn

收看

[收看]

to watch (a TV program)

shōuyín

收银

[收銀]

to receive payment

shōukǒu

收口

[收口]

(knitting, basket weaving etc) to cast off; to bind
(of a wound) to close up; to heal

shōuhuò

收获

[收穫]

to harvest
to reap
to gain
crop
harvest
profit
gain
bonus
reward

shōubào

收报

[收報]

to receive mail
to receive a telegraph

shōuguān

收官

[收官]

final part of a go game (see 官子 (guānzǐ))
endgame
to finish up
to come to the final stage

shōushi

收拾

[收拾]

to put in order
to tidy up
to pack
to repair
(coll.) to sort sb out
to fix sb

zēngshōu

增收

[增收]

to increase revenue
to increase income by (x amount)
to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc)
(of a school) to have an increased student intake

shōukuǎn

收款

[收款]

to receive payment; to collect money

shōupán

收盘

[收盤]

market close

shōulǒng

收拢

[收攏]

to draw to oneself; to gather up; to collect
to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc)
to assemble (a party of persons)
to rope in (some people)

qiānshōu

签收

[簽收]

to sign for the acceptance of sth (e.g. a delivery etc)

juéshōu

绝收

[絕收]

(agriculture) to have no harvest (due to flooding, diseases etc)

lǐngshōu

领收

[領收]

to accept (a favor)
to receive

shōuxiàn

收线

[收線]

to reel in (a fishing line etc)
to hang up the phone

shōushēng

收声

[收聲]

(Cantonese) to stop talking; to shut up

shōuhuí

收回

[收回]

to regain
to retake
to take back
to withdraw
to revoke

shōuzhī

收支

[收支]

cash flow
financial balance
income and expenditure

yīngshōu

应收

[應收]

(of a sum of money etc) receivable

shōutīng

收听

[收聽]

to listen to (a radio broadcast)

shōuyǎng

收养

[收養]

to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
to adopt (a child)
adoption

shōuwěi

收尾

[收尾]

to wind up
to bring to an end
to finish

shōuchéng

收成

[收成]

harvest

diǎnshōu

点收

[點收]

to check sth and accept it

zhāoshōu

招收

[招收]

to hire
to recruit

shōujǐn

收紧

[收緊]

to tighten up (restrictions etc)

shōuyīn

收音

[收音]

to receive a radio signal
to make an audio recording
(of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics
(vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)

shōují

收集

[收集]

to gather
to collect

shōutiáo

收条

[收條]

receipt

shōufù

收腹

[收腹]

to draw in one's belly; to tighten the abdominal muscles

shōushǒu

收手

[收手]

to stop; to pull back

shōugē

收割

[收割]

to harvest
to reap
to gather in crops

shōubīng

收兵

[收兵]

to retreat
to withdraw troops
to recall troops
fig. to finish work
to wind up
to call it a day
used with negatives: the task is far from over

shōuyì

收益

[收益]

earnings
profit

shōumǎi

收买

[收買]

to purchase; to buy
to bribe; to buy off

shōushì

收视

[收視]

to watch TV

shōuxī

收悉

[收悉]

(literary) to receive and understand the contents of (a letter)

shōunà

收纳

[收納]

to receive
to accept
to take in
to hold

shōuliǎn

收敛

[收斂]

to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish
to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)
to astringe
(math.) to converge

xīshōu

吸收

[吸收]

to absorb
to assimilate
to ingest
to recruit

shōuyā

收押

[收押]

in custody
to keep sb in detention

shōulǎn

收揽

[收攬]

to win the support of
to get over to one's side
to keep control of

shōuzū

收租

[收租]

to collect rent

shíshōu

实收

[實收]

net receipts
real income

shōushù

收束

[收束]

to constrict
to draw tight
to gather (one's thoughts)
to bring to a close
to pack (for a journey)

shōutuǒ

收妥

[收妥]

(commerce) to have received (goods, money)

shōuluó

收罗

[收羅]

to gather (people)
to collect (talent)
to come to an end

shōuqì

收讫

[收訖]

received in full (goods, payment)

shōuhuòrén

收货人

[收貨人]

consignee

yuèshōurù

月收入

[月收入]

monthly income

cǎishōulü

采收率

[採收率]

recovery ratio

jiēshōujī

接收机

[接收機]

receiver
TV or radio receiver

shōuyínjī

收银机

[收銀機]

cash register
check out counter

zǒngshōuyì

总收益

[總收益]

total profit
aggregate return

shōujiànxiāng

收件箱

[收件箱]

inbox

shōufèizhàn

收废站

[收廢站]

garbage collection point
trash dump

shōuróngsuǒ

收容所

[收容所]

temporary shelter
hospice
refuge (e.g. for animals)
detention center

yùshōufèi

预收费

[預收費]

prepayment

shōubàorén

收报人

[收報人]

recipient (of mail or a message)

shōuyìlü

收益率

[收益率]

earnings rate
earnings yield (finance)

kěhuíshōu

可回收

[可回收]

recyclable

shōubàoyuán

收报员

[收報員]

telegraph operator

máoshōurù

毛收入

[毛收入]

gross income
gross profit

huíshōuzhàn

回收站

[回收站]

recycling center; waste materials collection depot
(computing) recycle bin

jiēshōuqì

接收器

[接收器]

receiver

shōugēzhě

收割者

[收割者]

reaper

shōuwěiyīn

收尾音

[收尾音]

the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)

shōufèizhàn

收费站

[收費站]

tollbooth

shōuyínyuán

收银员

[收銀員]

cashier; checkout clerk

shōubàoshì

收报室

[收報室]

mail room
radio reception room

shōuróngrén

收容人

[收容人]

inmate

niánshōurù

年收入

[年收入]

annual income

shōufāshì

收发室

[收發室]

mail room
radio room (i.e. reception and transmission)

shōupánjià

收盘价

[收盤價]

closing price (of share, commodity etc)

shōusuōyā

收缩压

[收縮壓]

systolic blood pressure

shōucúnxiāng

收存箱

[收存箱]

delivery box
drop box

shōulùjī

收录机

[收錄機]

radio-tape recorder

shōuliúsuǒ

收留所

[收留所]

shelter
refuge

shōupiàoyuán

收票员

[收票員]

ticket collector

shōuyīnjī

收音机

[收音機]

radio
CL:臺／台 (tái)

jìngshōurù

净收入

[淨收入]

net income
net profit

shōucángjiā

收藏夹

[收藏夾]

favorites folder (web browser)

dīshōurù

低收入

[低收入]

low income

shōushìlü

收视率

[收視率]

ratings (of a TV show)

shōucángjiā

收藏家

[收藏家]

a collector (e.g. of artworks)

shōuhuòjié

收获节

[收穫節]

harvest festival

shōuliǎnxìng

收敛性

[收斂性]

convergence (math.)
astringent

shōujiànrén

收件人

[收件人]

recipient (of mail)
To: (email header)

shōukuǎntái

收款台

[收款臺]

checkout counter
cashier's desk

shōujiànxiá

收件匣

[收件匣]

inbox (email)

shōushēngpó

收生婆

[收生婆]

midwife

zǒngshōurù

总收入

[總收入]

gross income

shōubàojī

收报机

[收報機]

telegraph receiver

shōuyíntái

收银台

[收銀台]

checkout counter
cashier's desk

jìnshōuyǎndǐ

尽收眼底

[盡收眼底]

to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view

dàishōuhuòkuǎn

代收货款

[代收貨款]

collect on delivery (COD)

shōuqíjuǎnsǎn

收旗卷伞

[收旗卷傘]

lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
fig. to stop what one is doing

yīngshōuzhàngkuǎn

应收账款

[應收賬款]

accounts receivable

shōucánzhuìyì

收残缀轶

[收殘綴軼]

to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)

guómínshōurù

国民收入

[國民收入]

measures of national income and output

hànlàobǎoshōu

旱涝保收

[旱澇保收]

to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood
to bring a stable income

cǎocǎoshōuchǎng

草草收场

[草草收場]

to rush to conclude a matter
to end up abruptly

kēlìwúshōu

颗粒无收

[顆粒無收]

not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)

míngjīnshōujūn

鸣金收军

[鳴金收軍]

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

shōuliǎnxùliè

收敛序列

[收斂序列]

convergent sequence (math.)

shōuróngjiàoyù

收容教育

[收容教育]

custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)

mínglìshuāngshōu

名利双收

[名利雙收]

both fame and fortune (idiom)
both virtue and reward

fùshuǐnánshōu

覆水难收

[覆水難收]

spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
it's no use crying over spilt milk
what's done is done and can't be reversed
the damage is done
once divorced, there's no reuniting

shōuyìzhànghù

收益帐户

[收益帳戶]

income account (accountancy)

jìshíshōufèi

计时收费

[計時收費]

time charge

shōulǒngrénxīn

收拢人心

[收攏人心]

to win people's hearts

yíngyèshōurù

营业收入

[營業收入]

revenue

guójìshōuzhī

国际收支

[國際收支]

balance of payments

dìzūshōurù

地租收入

[地租收入]

rent income (esp. from arable land)

shōufùshīdì

收复失地

[收復失地]

to recover lost territory

jiānshōubìngxù

兼收并蓄

[兼收並蓄]

incorporating diverse things (idiom)
eclectic
all-embracing

shōurùzhèngcè

收入政策

[收入政策]

income policy

shōuliǎnfēngmáng

收敛锋芒

[收斂鋒芒]

to draw in one's claws
to show some modesty

pōshuǐnánshōu

泼水难收

[潑水難收]

water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change

míngjīnshōubīng

鸣金收兵

[鳴金收兵]

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

zuòshōuyúlì

坐收渔利

[坐收漁利]

benefit from others' dispute (idiom)

gùdìngshōurù

固定收入

[固定收入]

fixed income

píngjūnshōurù

平均收入

[平均收入]

average income

shōushānzhīzuò

收山之作

[收山之作]

the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc

bùkěshōushí

不可收拾

[不可收拾]

irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless

shíshōuzīběn

实收资本

[實收資本]

paid-in capital
contributed capital (finance)

xīshōujìliàng

吸收剂量

[吸收劑量]

absorbed dose

guāngjiēshōuqì

光接收器

[光接收器]

optical receiver

shōuzhīxiāngdǐ

收支相抵

[收支相抵]

to break even
balance between income and expenditure

zhàodānquánshōu

照单全收

[照單全收]

to accept without question
to take sth at face value

Qiūshōu Qǐyì

秋收起义

[秋收起義]

Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong

měibùshèngshōu

美不胜收

[美不勝收]

nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)

cǎocǎoshōubīng

草草收兵

[草草收兵]

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
half-baked

cǎoshuàishōubīng

草率收兵

[草率收兵]

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
half-baked

liúcúnshōuyì

留存收益

[留存收益]

retained earnings

gànggǎnshōugòu

杠杆收购

[杠杆收購]

leveraged buyout (LBO)

jiànhǎojiùshōu

见好就收

[見好就收]

(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop

shōuliǎnjíshù

收敛级数

[收斂級數]

convergent series (math.)

bùqiúshōuhuò

不求收获

[不求收獲]

not expecting any reward
not asking for favors

shōushicánjú

收拾残局

[收拾殘局]

to clear up the mess
to pick up the pieces

shōugòuyāoyuē

收购要约

[收購要約]

takeover bid

shōuzhīsāngyú

收之桑榆

[收之桑榆]

see 失之東隅，收之桑榆／失之东隅，收之桑榆 (shīzhīdōngyú,shōuzhīsāngyú)

jiānbìngyǔshōugòu

兼并与收购

[兼並與收購]

mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

kězhīpèishōurù

可支配收入

[可支配收入]

disposable income

fèipǐnshōugòuzhàn

废品收购站

[廢品收購站]

salvage station; recycling center

xīnzàngshōusuōyā

心脏收缩压

[心臟收縮壓]

systolic blood pressure

liánhéshōugējī

联合收割机

[聯合收割機]

combine (i.e. combine harvester)

dàoqīshōuyìlü

到期收益率

[到期收益率]

(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

shōuzhīpínghéngdiǎn

收支平衡点

[收支平衡點]

break-even point

guǎnlǐcéngshōugòu

管理层收购

[管理層收購]

management buyout (MBO)

jiēshōuqìlíngmǐndù

接收器灵敏度

[接收器靈敏度]

receiver sensitivity

wúxiàndiànshōufājī

无线电收发机

[無線電收發機]

transceiver
radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay

wúxiàndiànjiēshōujī

无线电接收机

[無線電接收機]

receiver (radio)

yīfā'érbùkěshōu

一发而不可收

[一發而不可收]

to be impossible to stop once started

yīfābùkěshōushi

一发不可收拾

[一發不可收拾]

once it gets started there's no stopping it

yùqīshōurùpiàojù

预期收入票据

[預期收入票據]

revenue anticipation note (RAN, financing)

zǎodòngshǒu,zǎoshōuhuò

早动手，早收获

[早動手，早收穫]

(idiom) the sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards

yìpínléidáshōufājī

异频雷达收发机

[異頻雷達收發機]

transponder
electronic device that responds to a radio code

shīzhīdōngyú,shōuzhīsāngyú

失之东隅，收之桑榆

[失之東隅，收之桑榆]

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

yīfēn-gēngyún,yīfēn-shōuhuò

一分耕耘，一分收获

[一分耕耘，一分收穫]

(idiom) you reap what you sow

chūnshēng,xiàzhǎng,qiūshōu,dōngcáng

春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏

[春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏]

sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)