授

shòu
#966 most
frequent character
(bound form) to confer, to give

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

授 adds hand 扌 to 受 shòu 'to receive.' The hand shows giving, so it first meant causing someone to receive, or giving to a lower person. 受 also marks the sound. Later it grew to teach or instruct, and simply give.

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Homophones

HSK 3
瘦shòu
tight, thin, lean
受shòu
be subjecte, suffer, receive
兽shòu
beast, animal, beastly, bestial
售shòu
to sell
寿shòu
long life, old age, age, life

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