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

忙脚乱 shǒu máng jiǎo luàn to act with confusion; to be in a flurry; to be flustered
第一 dì yī shǒu first-hand
感 shǒu gǎn the feel (of sth touched with the hand); (textiles) handle
牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom); fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off
脚 zuò shǒu jiǎo to defraud; to rig up (a scam)
sā shǒu to let go of sth; to give up
足 shǒu zú hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices
车 èr shǒu chē second-hand car
舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
shuǎi shǒu to swing one's arms; to wash one's hands of sth
pào shǒu gunner; artillery crew
心狠辣 xīn hěn shǒu là vicious and merciless (idiom)
绢 shǒu juàn handkerchief; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
风琴 shǒu fēng qín accordion
得心应 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly and easily
就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín hands tied and waiting to be captured
二把 èr bǎ shǒu deputy leader; the second-in-command
小提琴 xiǎo tí qín shǒu violinist; fiddler
下毒 xià dú shǒu to attack murderously; to strike treacherously
掌心 shǒu zhǎng xīn see 手心[shou3 xin1]
néng shǒu expert
打下 dǎ xià shǒu to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle
大显身 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
shǒu lā shǒu to join hands; hand in hand
一把 yī bǎ shǒu working hand; member of a work team; participant; (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) the boss