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zhǎng

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zhǎng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǎng | zhang3
English translation
palm of the hand
sole of the foot
paw
horseshoe
to slap
to hold in one's hand
to wield
in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

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About zhǎng

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

zhǎng

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of zhǎng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

尚手

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Shàng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Shàng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhǎng

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de 手掌 shǒu zhǎng yīn gān 挖土 de 活儿 huó r ér le .

His palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling.

dāng 碰撞 pèng zhuàng 发生 fāshēng shí , shuí zài 掌舵 zhǎng duò ?

Who was at the helm when the collision occurred?

bèi 强行 qiáng xíng tuī shǎng 掌权 zhǎng quán 地位 dìwèi .

He was thrust into power.

zài 热烈 rèliè de 掌声 zhǎng shēng Zhōng , Xiàng 北霞局长 jú zhǎng gěi 优胜者当场 dāngchǎng 奖金 jiǎngjīn .

In enthusiastic applause, northerly glow director delivers premium spot to the winner.

dāng zài 侦查 zhēn chá 春田 àn jiàn shí jiù 掌握 zhǎngwò le 所有 suǒyǒu zhè 一切 yīqiè .

He had learned them while investigating the Springfield case.

Words with zhǎng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
掌握 zhǎngwò to control掌握 zhǎngwò
zhǎng paw zhǎng
掌声 zhǎng shēng applause掌聲
鼓掌 gǔzhǎng to applaud鼓掌 gǔzhǎng
手掌 shǒu zhǎng palm手掌 shǒu zhǎng
巴掌 bā zhǎng palm of the hand巴掌 bā zhǎng
掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of掌管 zhǎng guǎn
掌控 zhǎng kòng to control掌控 zhǎng kòng
了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
掌权 zhǎng quán be in power掌權
击掌 jī zhǎng high five擊掌
仙人掌 xiān rén zhǎng cactus仙人掌 xiān rén zhǎng
掌柜 zhǎng guì shopkeeper掌櫃
掌心 zhǎng xīn hollow of the palm掌心 zhǎng xīn
易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng no effort at all易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng
执掌 zhí zhǎng to wield (power etc)執掌
掌舵 zhǎng duò to steer (a ship)掌舵 zhǎng duò
熊掌 xióng zhǎng bear paw (as food)熊掌 xióng zhǎng
脚掌 jiǎo zhǎng the sole of the foot腳掌
摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng to roll up one's sleeves for battle摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng
魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil魔掌 mó zhǎng
掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū
手掌心 shǒu zhǎng xīn palm (of one's hand)手掌心 shǒu zhǎng xīn
掌骨 zhǎng gǔ metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)掌骨 zhǎng gǔ

zhǎng Decomposition & Compounds

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zhǎng Decomposition

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zhǎng Compounds

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  • zhǎng
    • chēng , chēng , , ,
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