Memory phrase for the character: 掌

掌

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Meaning palm of the hand, to be in charge of

Pronunciation

zhǎng

Explanation

Top: esteem, to value 尚 (A small 小 house 宀 with a window 口 is furthermore esteemed.), here: 尚 as image of a palm with three fingers, bottom: hand 手

Mnemonic
 
Image of a palm 尚 (with a hand 手)

Radicals

尚 still, yet, to esteem
手 handImage of a hand with fingers sticking out
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 Vocabulary

掌握 zhǎng wò  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; fluency
掌柜 zhǎng guì  shopkeeper
擎拳合掌 qíng quán hé zhǎng  to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in obeisance)
鞅掌 yāng zhǎng  busy; bustling
鞅掌 yāng zhǎng  

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