手 (shǒu): meaning and stroke order
手 (shǒu) means hand, (formal) to hold, person engaged in certain types of work.
手
- Simplified
- 手
- Traditional
- 手 (same form)
- Pinyin
- shǒu
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Stroke order of 手
手
- shǒu hand; (formal) to hold
- 4 strokes
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Meaning of 手
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shǒu
- 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]
Radical and structure
- 手
- Radical 手 (Kangxi radical 64) · 4 strokes
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Words with 手
- 动手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb
- 手机 shǒu jī cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4]
- 分手 fēn shǒu to part company; to split up
- 新手 xīn shǒu new hand; novice
- 对手 duì shǒu opponent; rival
- 手指 shǒu zhǐ finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 亲手 qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands
- 顺手 shùn shǒu as an incidental action while doing sth else; while one is at it; in passing; smooth; easy; without difficulty
- 选手 xuǎn shǒu athlete; contestant
- 招手 zhāo shǒu to wave; to beckon
- 随手 suí shǒu conveniently; without extra trouble
- 手艺 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship
手 in our stories
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孟凯紧张得手都出汗了，但是他知道，现在回去拿已经来不及了。
Mèng Kǎi jǐnzhāng de shǒu dōu chū hàn le dànshì tā zhīdao xiànzài huíqu ná yǐjīng láibují le
Meng Kai was so nervous his hands were sweating, but he knew there was no time to go back for it.
From the story Three circles HSK 4
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他只是远远地挥了挥手，又转身走向了河边。
tā zhǐshì yuǎnyuǎn de huī le huī shǒu yòu zhuǎnshēn zǒu xiàng le hé biān
He only waved from a distance, then turned back towards the river.
From the story Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6
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“小偷一定是从窗户爬进来的！”她一边说，一边用手擦着眼泪。
xiǎotōu yídìng shì cóng chuānghu pá jìnlai de tā yìbiān shuō yìbiān yòng shǒu cā zhe yǎnlèi
"The thief must have climbed in through the window!" she said, wiping away her tears.
From the story The dry floor HSK 6
Stories using 手
- Three circles HSK 4
- Yu the Great tames the flood HSK 6
- The dry floor HSK 6
- Old Du on the corner HSK 6
- An old bracelet HSK 6
- Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).