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手 shǒu

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手 shǒu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǒu | shou3
English translation
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
CL:雙 shuāng
>双 Shuāng [shuāng],隻 zhī
>只 zhǐ [zhī]

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About 手 shǒu

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Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

1203

Traditional form

手 shǒu

Contains the radical

手 shǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A hand with the fingers splayed

Etymology of 手 shǒu

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Pictograph of a hand with five fingers.

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Example sentences using 手 shǒu

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他 tā 则 zé 相当 xiāngdāng 克制 kèzhì 自己 zìjǐ ,不 bù 声张 shēng zhāng 地 de 与 yú 她 tā 分 fēn 了 le 手 shǒu .

He was so moderate as to leave her without noise.

别 Bié 担心 dānxīn , 做 zuò 手术 shǒushù 时 shí 会 huì 让 ràng 你 nǐ 的 de 狗 gǒu 麻醉 mázuì 的 de .

Don't worry. Your dog will be put to sleep for the operation.

我 wǒ 的 de 手指 shǒuzhǐ 接触 jiēchù 那 Nā 软膏 ruǎn gāo 之后 zhī hòu 就 jiù 疼 téng 起来 qǐlai 了 le .

My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste.

他 tā 的 de 手表 shǒubiǎo 当 dāng 了 le 30元 Yuán .

He pawned his watch for 30 yuan.

方向盘 fāng xiàng pán 从 Cóng 我 wǒ 冻僵 dòng jiāng 的 de 手里 shǒu lǐ 滑脱, 汽车 qì chē 便 biàn 横 héng 着 zhāo 穿 chuān 过 Guò 了 le 马路 mǎ lù .

The wheel slipped from my frozen hand, and the car went right across the road.

Words with 手 shǒu

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 手 shǒu in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
手 shǒu hand手 shǒu
选手 xuǎnshǒu athlete選手
手术 shǒushù surgery手術
对手 duìshǒu opponent對手
凶手 xiōngshǒu murderer兇手
手段 shǒu duàn method手段 shǒu duàn
手机 shǒujī cell phone手機
分手 fēnshǒu to part company分手 fēnshǒu
杀手 shā shǒu killer殺手
歌手 gē shǒu singer歌手 gē shǒu
动手 dòngshǒu to hit動手
手指 shǒuzhǐ finger手指 shǒuzhǐ
住手 zhù shǒu to desist住手 zhù shǒu
射手 shè shǒu archer射手 shè shǒu
双手 shuāng shǒu both hands雙手
高手 gāo shǒu expert高手 gāo shǒu
放手 fàng shǒu to give up放手 fàng shǒu
手续 shǒuxù procedure手續
手里 shǒu lǐ in hand手裡
助手 zhùshǒu assistant助手 zhùshǒu
手臂 shǒu bì arm手臂 shǒu bì
手下 shǒu xià subordinates手下 shǒu xià
手法 shǒufǎ technique手法 shǒufǎ
出手 chū shǒu to dispose of出手 chū shǒu

手 shǒu Decomposition & Compounds

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手 shǒu Compounds

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  • 手 shǒu
    • 拿 ná
      • 镎 ná , 嗱, 鎿
    • 摩 mó
      • 嚤, 擵
    • 掌 zhǎng
      • 撑 chēng , 罉 chēng , 幥, 礃, 鐣
    • 拳 quán
      • 搼
    • 攀 pān
    • 挐 ná
      • 蒘
    • 拲
      • 藆
    • 攣 luán
      • 癴
    • 擎 qíng , 挚 Zhì , 挛 luán , 掰 bāi , 掣 chè , 摹 mó , 挲 sā , 挈 qiè , 擘 bāi , 摯 zhì , 挙 jǔ , 掔 qiān , 掱 pá , 揅 yán , 揫 jiū , 摮 aó , 摰 niè , 撃 jī , 撆 piē , 擥 lǎn , 杽 chǒu , 劧, 抙, 拏, 揧, 揱, 搫, 搻, 撀, 撉, 擊 jī , 擧, 擪, 藆
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