手 — Chinese character
手
shǒu
hand
- Pinyin
- shǒu
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 4
- Formation
- pictographic — A hand with the fingers splayed
- Japanese
- 手 as a kanji
Common words with 手
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 手术 (手術) | shǒu shù | (surgical) operation; surgery |
| 对手 (對手) | duì shǒu | opponent; rival |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 手里 (手裡) | shǒu lǐ | in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands |
| 手法 | shǒu fǎ | technique; trick |
| 动手 (動手) | dòng shǒu | to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | finger; 个 (gè),只 (zhī) |
| 凶手 (兇手) | xiōng shǒu | murderer; assassin |
| 双手 (雙手) | shuāng shǒu | both hands |
English words written with 手
手 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 6 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 17 · Great Learning 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 74
- Analects 6.8
- Analects 8.3
- Analects 9.11
- Analects 10.3
- Analects 13.3
- Art of War 11.30
- Art of War 11.34
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