Memory phrase for the character: 手

手



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Meaning

hand, (formal) to hold

Pronunciation

 shǒu

Mnemonic
 
Image of a palm with fingers spread and a wrinkle in the palm. (The radical of hand is also depicted as: 扌, 又,爫, or 寸)

Radicals

手 handImage of a hand with fingers sticking out
扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
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 Vocabulary

把手 bǎ shǒu  handle; grip; knob
携手 xié shǒu  hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate
手巾 shǒu jīn  hand towel
手绢 shǒu juàn  handkerchief
手杖 shǒu zhàng  cane
束手待毙 shù shǒu dài bì  hands tied and waiting for death (idiom)
拱手 gǒng shǒu  to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; fig. submissive
手腕 shǒu wàn  wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill
手榴弹 shǒu liú dàn  hand grenade
束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín  hands tied and waiting to be captured
棘手 jí shǒu  thorny (problem); intractable
棘手 jí shǒu  

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