接收

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

Characters and words in 接收

jie̅ = ji + e1

to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb

Add a new mnemonic for 接 = 妾 + 扌

接 = 妾 + 扌 : In front of the elevator, Joan of Arc's mobile phone is ringing, but she can't take the call because she has toy claws on both hands. The concubine comes to her help and takes over of answering the phone.

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收

sho̅u = sh + ou1

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

Add a new mnemonic for 收 = 丩 + 攵

收 = 丩 + 攵 : In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes is proud to receive a honorary sledge hammer for his fine detective work. Everyone is so afraid of him that they hand him the sledge hammer from far away using a roast fork.

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