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

多腳 duō shǒu duō jiǎo to meddle; to make a nuisance of oneself
大力水 dà lì shuǐ shǒu Popeye (the Sailor)
大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful
大提琴 dà tí qín shǒu cellist
大舵 dà duò shǒu the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)
大处着眼,小处着 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大處著眼,小處著 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大顯身 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
套筒扳 tào tǒng bān shǒu socket spanner
空空 miào shǒu kōng kōng petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish); empty-handed; having nothing
婴儿推车 yīng ér shǒu tuī chē baby buggy
嬰兒推車 yīng ér shǒu tuī chē baby buggy
xiě shǒu person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal); scribe; copyist; a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
xiě shǒu person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal); scribe; copyist; a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
座 shè shǒu zuò Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac); popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4]
duì shǒu opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
小脚 xiǎo shǒu xiǎo jiǎo mean; stingy; to be lacking in boldness; timid
小腳 xiǎo shǒu xiǎo jiǎo mean; stingy; to be lacking in boldness; timid
yán shǒu Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
县 yán shǒu xiàn Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
縣 yán shǒu xiàn Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
左輪槍 zuǒ lún shǒu qiāng revolver
幕后黑 mù hòu hēi shǒu malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand
幕後黑 mù hòu hēi shǒu malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand
bāng shǒu helper; assistant