shǒu

hand

HSK 2 #143

DEFINITIONS

手 shǒu
  • hand
  • (formal) to hold
  • person engaged in certain types of work
  • person skilled in certain types of work
  • personal(ly)
  • convenient
  • classifier for skill
  • CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

STROKES

手 stroke order diagram
手 stroke order animation

WORDS

人有失,馬有失蹄 rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom); fig. everyone makes mistakes; even the best fall down sometimes
人流术 rén liú shǒu shù an abortion; abbr. of 人工流產手術|人工流产手术
人流術 rén liú shǒu shù an abortion; abbr. of 人工流產手術|人工流产手术
礼 bàn shǒu lǐ gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
禮 bàn shǒu lǐ gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
不见五指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ pitch-dark (idiom)
不見五指 shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ pitch-dark (idiom)
瓜 fó shǒu guā chayote or alligator pear (Sechium edule)
zuò shǒu writer; expert
侠盗猎车 xiá dào liè chē shǒu Grand Theft Auto (video game series)
俠盜獵車 xiá dào liè chē shǒu Grand Theft Auto (video game series)
xiū shǒu manicure
倒背 dào bèi shǒu with one's hands behind one's back
倒背儿 dào bèi shǒu r erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
倒背兒 dào bèi shǒu r erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
zuò shǒu to put one's hand to sth; to set about; skillful hands; worker; writer
腳 zuò shǒu jiǎo to defraud; to rig up (a scam)
xiōng shǒu murderer; assassin
先下為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
内六角扳 nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu Allen key; hex key
內六角扳 nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu Allen key; hex key
不沾阳春水 liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3]
不沾陽春水 liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3]
空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
再造术 zài zào shǒu shù reconstructive surgery