受伤
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
受伤 (shòushāng) · to be injured
受伤 (shòushāng) means “to be injured; to get hurt”. It is written with 2 characters: 受 (to receive) + 伤 (injury). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 受伤 is built
The characters
受 shòu · to receive
What 受 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Something 冖 passed from one hand 爫 to another 又 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
伤 shāng · injury
What 伤 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
他踢球时受伤了。Tā tī qiú shí shòushāng le.He got hurt playing football.
你哪儿受伤了？Nǐ nǎr shòushāng le?Where are you hurt?
Questions about 受伤
What does 受伤 mean?
受伤 (shòushāng) means “to be injured; to get hurt”.
How do you pronounce 受伤?
受伤 is pronounced shòushāng.
Which HSK level is 受伤?
受伤 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 接受jiēshòuto accept
- 难受nánshòuto feel unwell
- 受到shòudàoto receive
- 感受gǎnshòuto feel
- 承受chéngshòuto bear
- 受不了shòubùliǎocan't stand
- 享受xiǎngshòuto enjoy
- 忍受rěnshòuto bear
- 受罪shòuzuìto suffer
- 遭受zāoshòuto suffer
Learn 受伤 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.