TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
接受
ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡˋ · jiēshòu
verb — to accept; to receive; to take in
字源 FORM — what the parts do
接to connect; to receive (接到的接)jiē扌(hand) + 妾(phonetic qiè→jiē, drift) — a hand extended to receive and connect
受to receive; to accept (受到的受)shòu爪(hand from above, passing something) + 又(hand below, receiving) — the two-hand handover gesture
接受，接到的接，受到的受。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
爪（上方的手→受中的爪）遞下來，扌（下方的手→接中的扌）承接——那個承接的動作叫接受。
A hand above (爪 in 受) passes something down; a hand below (扌 in 接) catches it — that handover is 接受.
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