Pronunciation
掌 zhǎng
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掌 zhǎng Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 10 English Translations of the word 掌 zhǎng .
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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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Example sentences using 掌 zhǎng
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他 tā 的 de 手掌 shǒu zhǎng 因 yīn 干 gān 挖土的 de 活儿 huó r 而 ér 磨 mó 破 pò 了 le 皮 Pí .
His palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling.
当 dāng 碰撞 pèng zhuàng 发生 fāshēng 时 shí ,谁 shuí 在 zài 掌舵 zhǎng duò ?
Who was at the helm when the collision occurred?
Words with 掌 zhǎng
Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 掌 zhǎng in their composition.
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Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
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掌握 zhǎngwò | to control | 掌握 zhǎngwò | |
掌 zhǎng | paw | 掌 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 |
掌 zhǎng Decomposition & Compounds
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