受

Glyph origin
Possibly a – to hand over.

凡 in the middle was corrupted into, which acted as a phonetic component. Alternatively, the character may have always been a. The 凡 or 舟 has been simplified to since the seal script.

Etymology

 * “bottom; uke”

Definitions

 * 1) to receive; to accept
 * 2) to suffer; to be met with
 * 3) to bear; to stand
 * 4)  to suit; to fit; to agree with
 * 5)  bottom; uke
 * 6)  samjna
 * 1) to bear; to stand
 * 2)  to suit; to fit; to agree with
 * 3)  bottom; uke
 * 4)  samjna
 * 1)  samjna

Synonyms








Definitions

 * : Dao

Kanji

 * 1) accept