Chinese symbol for “subordinates”
手下
shǒu xià
under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means
The closest CC-CEDICT match for subordinates is 手下 (shǒu xià), defined as: under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “subordinates”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麾下 | huī xià | troops; subordinates |
| 属员 (屬員) | shǔ yuán | (old) subordinates (under sb's authority) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 手下.
| 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 |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
See also: Japanese symbol for “subordinates”.
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.