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

槍 shǒu qiāng pistol; CL:把[ba3]
機 shǒu jī cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1]
残 shǒu cán (coll.) klutz
殘 shǒu cán (coll.) klutz
氣 shǒu qì luck (in gambling)
滑 shǒu huá to do sth by mistake (with one's hand); to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click the wrong button)
無寸鐵 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
无缚鸡之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work
無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom); fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work
shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand
shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand
环 shǒu huán wristband; bracelet
環 shǒu huán wristband; bracelet
用 shǒu yòng hand-used; hand (tool)
癢 shǒu yǎng (fig.) to itch (to do sth)
眼协调 shǒu yǎn xié tiáo hand-eye coordination
眼協調 shǒu yǎn xié tiáo hand-eye coordination
筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand; (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill; style; hand; (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc; scale
紙 shǒu zhǐ toilet paper
絹 shǒu juàn handkerchief; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
緊 shǒu jǐn tightfisted; stingy; short of money; hard up
缝 shǒu féng to sew by hand; hand-sewn
縫 shǒu féng to sew by hand; hand-sewn
續 shǒu xù procedure; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]; formalities
續費 shǒu xù fèi service charge; processing fee; commission