Chinese symbol for “fluency”
掌握
zhǎng wò
to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fluency is 掌握 (zhǎng wò), defined as: to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 掌握.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands |
| 握住 | wò zhù | to grip; to hold |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fluency”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.