授 (shòu)

to teach; to instruct; to award

How 授 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Traditional
授
Simplified
授 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 授

授予 shòuyǔ
to award; to confer
教授 jiàoshòu
professor; to instruct; to lecture on
傳授 chuánshòu
to impart; to pass on; to teach
授權 shòuquán
to authorize
授課 shòukè
to teach; to give lessons
函授 hánshòu
to teach by correspondence
副教授 fùjiàoshòu
associate professor (university post)
授乳 shòurǔ
lactation; breast-feeding
授信 shòuxìn
to extend credit (finance)
授受 shòushòu
to give and accept
授受不親 shòushòubùqīn
(in ancient times) no direct contact between men and women
授命 shòumìng
to give orders

授 in a sentence

林教授在大學講授歷史。

Lín jiàoshòu zài dàxué jiǎngshòu lìshǐ.

“Professor Lin teaches history at the university.”

How common is 授?

授 is the 966th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.6% of all running text.

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