Chinese words starting with “shou”
70 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable shou. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 17 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial sh · final ou · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 18
- 3rd tone 31
- 4th tone 21
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 手机shǒu jīHSK 1
cell phone; mobile phone
- 受到shòu dàoHSK 2
to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 首先shǒu xiānHSK 3
first (of all); in the first place
- 手术shǒu shùHSK 4
(surgical) operation; surgery
- 收到shōu dàoHSK 2
to receive
- 受伤shòu shāngHSK 3
to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed
- 手里shǒu lǐHSK 4
in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
- 手段shǒu duànHSK 5
method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick
- 收入shōu rùHSK 2
to take in; income; revenue
- 手指shǒu zhǐHSK 3
finger
- 收费shōu fèiHSK 3
to charge a fee
- 首都shǒu dūHSK 3
capital (city)
- 手续shǒu xùHSK 3
procedure; formalities
- 手表shǒu biǎoHSK 2
wristwatch
- 收看shōu kànHSK 3
to watch (a TV program)
- 收音机shōu yīn jīHSK 3
radio
- 收听shōu tīngHSK 3
to listen to (a radio broadcast)
All 70 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 手 | shǒu | n,q | hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill | |
| 2 | 受 | shòu | v | to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) | |
| 3 | 首 | shǒu | m,q,g | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc | |
| 4 | 收 | shōu | v | to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) | |
| 5 | 瘦 | shòu | a | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive | |
| 6 | 守 | shǒu | v | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | |
| 7 | 收集 | shōu jí | v,vn | to gather; to collect | |
| 8 | 收拾 | shōu shi | v | to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb | |
| 9 | 收藏 | shōu cáng | v,vn | to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection | |
| 10 | 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | l | unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand | |
| 11 | 收获 | shōu huò | n,v,vn | to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward | |
| 12 | 授权 | shòu quán | v,vn | to authorize | |
| 13 | 首席 | shǒu xí | n | chief (representative, correspondent etc) | |
| 14 | 收回 | shōu huí | v,vn | to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke | |
| 15 | 手法 | shǒu fǎ | n | technique; trick; skill | |
| 16 | 手臂 | shǒu bì | n | arm; helper | |
| 17 | 收购 | shōu gòu | v,vn | to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) | |
| 18 | 收益 | shōu yì | n | earnings; profit | |
| 19 | 首相 | shǒu xiàng | n | prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) | |
| 20 | 首批 | shǒu pī | first batch | ||
| 21 | 手套 | shǒu tào | n | glove; mitten | |
| 22 | 首要 | shǒu yào | b | the most important; of chief importance | |
| 23 | 手枪 | shǒu qiāng | n | pistol | |
| 24 | 受害人 | shòu hài rén | n | victim | |
| 25 | 手脚 | shǒu jiǎo | n | hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure | |
| 26 | 手工 | shǒu gōng | n,d | handwork; manual | |
| 27 | 守护 | shǒu hù | v,vn | to guard; to protect | |
| 28 | 授予 | shòu yǔ | v | to award; to confer | |
| 29 | 受益 | shòu yì | v,vn | to benefit from; profit | |
| 30 | 手腕 | shǒu wàn | n | wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill | |
| 31 | 手册 | shǒu cè | n | manual; handbook | |
| 32 | 收养 | shōu yǎng | v,vn | to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption | |
| 33 | 收取 | shōu qǔ | v,vn | to receive; to collect | |
| 34 | 收缩 | shōu suō | v,vn | to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole | |
| 35 | 首饰 | shǒu shì | n | jewelry; head ornament | |
| 36 | 收视率 | shōu shì lǜ | n | ratings (of a TV show) | |
| 37 | 手势 | shǒu shì | n | gesture; sign; signal | |
| 38 | 手动 | shǒu dòng | b | manual; manually operated; manual gear-change | |
| 39 | 手头 | shǒu tóu | n | on hand; at hand; one's financial situation | |
| 40 | 手掌 | shǒu zhǎng | n | palm | |
| 41 | 首脑 | shǒu nǎo | n | head (of state); summit (meeting); leader | |
| 42 | 受理 | shòu lǐ | v,vn | to accept to hear a case; to handle (a service) | |
| 43 | 寿命 | shòu mìng | n | life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) | |
| 44 | 手术室 | shǒu shù shì | n | operating room | |
| 45 | 收敛 | shōu liǎn | v,vn | to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge | |
| 46 | 收据 | shōu jù | n | receipt | |
| 47 | 寿司 | shòu sī | sushi | ||
| 48 | 手艺 | shǒu yì | n | craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade | |
| 49 | 受害 | shòu hài | v,vn | to suffer damage, injury etc; damaged; injured; killed; robbed | |
| 50 | 受贿 | shòu huì | v,vn | to accept a bribe |
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