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Pronunciation: shōu
Meaning: to accept/receive, to collect/gather
Etymology:
Strike 攵 + entangle 丩(also phonetic). (associative/phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 收 (the same)

Found in:
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘
Li Shen's 悯农

Word of the day on: 05.16.08

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