收留

to offer shelter / to have sb in one's care

to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care

Characters and words in 收留

sho̅u = sh + ou1

to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)

收 = 丩 + 攵 : In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes is proud to receive a honorary sledge hammer for his fine detective work. Everyone is so afraid of him that they hand him the sledge hammer from far away using a roast fork.

liú = li + ou2

old variant of 留[liu2]

留 = 卯 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: an answering machine.

Li Qingzhao faces a field of answering machines that all have messages left for her in the outhouse's kitchen. As she is checking each machine for her messages, a mischievous rabbit is leaving even more messages for her when Li Qingzhao is not watching.

liú = li + ou2

to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve

留 = 卯 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: an answering machine.

Li Qingzhao faces a field of answering machines that all have messages left for her in the outhouse's kitchen. As she is checking each machine for her messages, a mischievous rabbit is leaving even more messages for her when Li Qingzhao is not watching.

liú = li + ou2

old variant of 留[liu2]

留 = 卯 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: an answering machine.

Li Qingzhao faces a field of answering machines that all have messages left for her in the outhouse's kitchen. As she is checking each machine for her messages, a mischievous rabbit is leaving even more messages for her when Li Qingzhao is not watching.

Words with 收留

shelter / refuge

Sentences with 收留

收留 currently does not appear in any sentence.