手 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

黑手黨 hēi shǒu dǎng mafia
龙龛手镜 lóng kān shǒu jìng see 龍龕手鑑|龙龛手鉴[Long2 kan1 Shou3 jian4]
龍龕手鏡 lóng kān shǒu jìng see 龍龕手鑑|龙龛手鉴[Long2 kan1 Shou3 jian4]
龙龛手鉴 lóng kān shǒu jiàn Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
龍龕手鑑 lóng kān shǒu jiàn Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
手持 shǒu chí holding in hand; carrying (something) in hand
信手拈來 xìn shǒu nián lái to pick up effortlessly; to name or quote something readily, without much conscious effort
手中 shǒu zhōng in one's hand
手上 shǒu shàng on one's hand; in one's hand; held in one's hand
手试 shǒu shì test by hand; using one's hand to check or measure something, in this context, the temperature of the water
放开手 fàng kāi shǒu let go of one's hand; release one's grip on something
手拉住 shǒu lā zhù grabbed by a hand
那手 nà shǒu that hand; refers to a specific hand that is being pointed out or mentioned, in the context of the sentence, it is the hand that seemed to be trembling.
手拿撑 shǒu ná chēng to hold a pole; to grip a propelling device
水手长 shuǐ shǒu zhǎng boatswain; the chief bosun or sailor on a ship
勤洗手 qín xǐ shǒu frequently wash hands
双手赞成 shuāng shǒu zàn chéng raise both hands in approval; wholeheartedly agree
手给 shǒu gěi hand to
两只手 liǎng zhī shǒu both hands
手来 shǒu lái hands
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