掌 zhǎng

palm of hand, sole of foot, paw

HSK 5 #890

DEFINITIONS

掌 zhǎng
  • palm of the hand
  • sole of the foot
  • paw
  • horseshoe
  • to slap
  • to hold in one's hand
  • to wield

STROKES

掌 stroke order diagram
掌 stroke order animation

WORDS

掌握 zhǎng wò
HSK 5
to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng
HSK 5
to applaud; to clap
掌声 zhǎng shēng applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of; to control
了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out; variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
巴掌 bā zhang palm of the hand; classifier: slap
手掌 shǒu zhǎng palm
击掌 jī zhǎng to clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five
掌权 zhǎng quán to wield (political etc) power; be in power
仙人掌 xiān rén zhǎng cactus
易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all
掌舵 zhǎng duò to steer (a ship)
掌心 zhǎng xīn hollow of the palm
手掌心 shǒu zhǎng xīn see 手心[shou3 xin1]
熊掌 xióng zhǎng bear paw (as food)
执掌 zhí zhǎng to wield (power etc)
掌骨 zhǎng gǔ metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
脚掌 jiǎo zhǎng the sole of the foot
魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)
掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom); to roll up one's sleeves for battle; eager to get into action or start on a task
掌嘴 zhǎng zuǐ to slap
掌声雷动 zhǎng shēng léi dòng thunderous applause (idiom)
孤掌难鸣 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
掌勺 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook; chef
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