掌 — Chinese character
掌
zhǎng
in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
- Pinyin
- zhǎng
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 尚 手
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 手; sound component 尚
- Japanese
- 掌 as a kanji
Common words with 掌
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.); to control |
| 掌控 | zhǎng kòng | to control; in control of |
| 掌声 (掌聲) | zhǎng shēng | applause; 阵 (zhèn) |
| 掌管 | zhǎng guǎn | in charge of; to control |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud; to clap |
| 掌权 (掌權) | zhǎng quán | to wield (political etc) power; be in power |
| 手掌 | shǒu zhǎng | palm |
| 执掌 (執掌) | zhí zhǎng | to wield (power etc) |
| 巴掌 | bā zhang | palm of the hand; classifier: slap |
| 仙人掌 | xiān rén zhǎng | cactus |
| 掌门 (掌門) | zhǎng mén | sect leader (often in wuxia 武侠 (wǔ xiá) fiction) |
| 掌心 | zhǎng xīn | hollow of the palm |
English words written with 掌
掌 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 3.11
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 2A.1
- Mencius 2A.6
- Mencius 3A.4
- Mencius 3B.1
- Mencius 6A.10
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
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