收据
Old HSK 5
收据 (shōujù) · receipt
收据 (shōujù) means “receipt”. It is written with 2 characters: 收 (to receive) + 据 (to possess). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 收据 is built
The characters
收 shōu · to receive
What 收 is made of
- 丩jiū — twisted shape
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 丩 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
据 jù · to possess
What 据 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 居jū — to live
- 户hù — door
- 古gǔ — ancient
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 居 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
买东西时记得要收据。Mǎi dōngxi shí jìde yào shōujù.Remember to ask for a receipt when you buy things.
这是您的收据，请收好。Zhè shì nín de shōujù, qǐng shōu hǎo.Here is your receipt, please keep it.
Questions about 收据
What does 收据 mean?
收据 (shōujù) means “receipt”.
How do you pronounce 收据?
收据 is pronounced shōujù.
Which HSK level is 收据?
收据 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 收到shōudàoto receive
- 收入shōurùincome
- 收费shōufèito charge (a fee)
- 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
- 收回shōuhuíto take back
- 收获shōuhuòto gain
- 收益shōuyìprofit
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
Learn 收据 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.