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

xīn shǒu new hand; novice; raw recruit
掌 shǒu zhǎng palm
画脚 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily
dǎ shou hired thug
fù shǒu assistant
hēi shǒu malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand; (Tw) mechanic; blue-collar worker; manual laborer
gǔ shǒu drummer
电筒 shǒu diàn tǒng flashlight; electric hand torch
帕 shǒu pà handkerchief; CL:方[fang1]
lián shǒu lit. to join hands; to act together
yī shǒu a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
rù shǒu to begin; to set one's hand to
推车 shǒu tuī chē trolley; cart; barrow; handcart; wheelbarrow; baby buggy
xié shǒu hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate
好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián to idle about
hǎo shǒu expert; professional
bà shǒu to give up
èr shǒu indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant
提包 shǒu tí bāo (hand)bag; hold-all
无策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
píng shǒu (sports) draw; tie
杖 shǒu zhàng cane; CL:把[ba3]
dào shǒu to take possession of; to get hold of
刽子 guì zi shǒu executioner; headsman; slaughterer; fig. indiscriminate murderer
雷 shǒu léi grenade