手
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #41 U+624B
How 手 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A hand with the fingers splayed
How to remember it
hand · Heisig RSH #584
— as a component also called: hand
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 手
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人手 | rén shǒu | manpower; staff; human hand |
| 一手 | yī shǒu | a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help |
| 国手 | guó shǒu | (sports) member of the national team; national representative; (medicine, chess etc) one o… |
| 水手 | shuǐ shǒu | sailor; seaman; mariner |
| 手头 | shǒu tóu | on hand; at hand; one's financial situation |
| 有一手 | yǒu yī shǒu | to have a skill; to have a lot on the ball; to have an affair |
| 大力水手 | Dà lì Shuǐ shǒu | Popeye (the Sailor) |
| 手心 | shǒu xīn | palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's… |
| 生手 | shēng shǒu | novice; new hand; sb new to a job |
| 手自一体 | shǒu zì yī tǐ | manumatic |
| 手性 | shǒu xìng | chiral; chirality (chemistry) |
| 拉手 | lā shǒu | to hold hands; to shake hands |
| 拉手 | lā shou | a handle; to pull on a handle |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],臺|台[tai2] |
| 动手 | dòng shǒu | to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch; to handle (typically used in c… |
| 手动 | shǒu dòng | manual; manually operated; manual gear-change |
| 手拉手 | shǒu lā shǒu | to join hands; hand in hand |
| 高高手儿 | gāo gāo shǒu r | Please do not be too severe on me! |
| 上手 | shàng shǒu | to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor |
| 手气 | shǒu qì | luck (in gambling) |