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

qí shǒu horse rider; equestrian; jockey; bike rider
zhāo shǒu to wave; to beckon
术台 shǒu shù tái operating table
左轮枪 zuǒ lún shǒu qiāng revolver
bān shǒu spanner; wrench; lever (on a machine)
chù shǒu tentacle
软 shǒu ruǎn to be lenient; to relent; to be reluctant to make a hard decision; to think twice
无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
lǎo shǒu experienced person; an old hand at sth
肘 shǒu zhǒu elbow
不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
shùn shǒu easily; without trouble; while one is at it; in passing; handy
气 shǒu qì luck (in gambling)
电 shǒu diàn flashlight; torch
pāi shǒu to clap one's hands
边 shǒu biān on hand; at hand
yuè shǒu instrumental performer
jīng shǒu to pass through one's hands; to handle; to deal with
shè shǒu archer; shooter; marksman; (football etc) striker
fú shǒu handrail; armrest
huán shǒu to hit back; to retaliate
shàng shǒu to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor
zhuǎn shǒu to pass on; to resell; to change hands
jiāo shǒu to fight hand to hand
锏 shā shǒu jiǎn (fig.) trump card