手 shǒu
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shǒu
noun
hand
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As a part of the human body (Guoyu '手' n 1; Unihan '手'; XHZD '手' 1) -
shǒu
noun
Kangxi radical 64
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '手' n 6) -
shǒu
verb
to hold in one's hand
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 拿 (XHZD '手' 2) -
shǒu
noun
a skill; an ability
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 技能 (Guoyu '手' n 4; XHZD '手' 3) -
shǒu
adverb
personally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 亲手 (XHZD '手' 4) -
shǒu
bound form
a person with skill
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 水手 sailor (Guoyu '手' n 2; XHZD '手' 5) -
shǒu
adjective
convenient; portable
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '手' adj 3; XHZD '手' 6) -
shǒu
bound form
a person doing an activity
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 助手 helper (Guoyu '手' n 3) -
shǒu
bound form
a method; a technique
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 作法 (Guoyu '手' n 5) -
shǒu
bound form
personally written
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in 手书 'writen personally' (Guoyu '手' adj) -
shǒu
adjective
carried or handled by hand
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 手榴弹 grenade (Guoyu '手' adj 2)
Contained in
- 手帕 handkerchief ; a birthday present
- 脚手架(腳手架) scaffolding
- 捕手 catcher
- 手心手背都是肉 both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh; to both be of equal importance
- 插手 to get involved in; to meddle; interference ; to cross arms in front of one's chest
- 住手 to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand
- 招手 to wave; to beckon
- 连手(連手) concerted action; to collude (in dishonesty)
- 打手语(打手語) to use sign language
- 手把 handle
- 手动(手動) manual
- 手钞(手鈔) personally copied
- 手不释卷(手不釋卷) always with a book in hand; (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
- 老手 experienced person; an old hand
- 拜手 to bow with one's hands on the ground and head touching the back of the hands
- 应手(應手) a skilled technique
- 熟手 skilled person; an experienced hand
- 妙手 highly skilled person
- 电子手帐(電子手帳) electronic organizer; PDA
- 腾出手(騰出手) to get one's hands free (to do something else)
- 一手遮天 to hide the sky with one hand; to hide the truth from the masses
- 爆破手 blaster; soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges; petardier
- 正当手续(正當手續) a proper procedure
- 顺手儿(順手兒) handy; convenient and easy to use; smoothly
- 手𬬰(手鎗) handgun
- 操盘手(操盤手) trader or dealer (of stocks and shares etc)
- 手足重茧(手足重繭) blisters and rough skin on the hands and feet like a cocoon
- 空手而归(空手而歸) to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
- 不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友(不怕神一樣的對手,就怕豬一樣的隊友) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
- 手抓羊肉 hand-held mutton
- 手工 manual ; handwork ; payment for manual work ; craftsmanship ; a craftsman
- 手里剑(手裡劍) straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai
- 背影杀手(背影殺手) somebody who looks stunning from behind; somebody who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face
- 扦子手 customs inspector
- 手紧(手緊) tightfisted; stingy; short of money; hard up
- 徒手画(徒手畫) freehand drawing
- 一把手 working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss
- 携手(攜手) to go hand in hand; to join hands ; to collaborate ; to meet
- 手摇风琴(手搖風琴) hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
- 手风琴(手風琴) accordion
- 摇手(搖手) to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture); crank handle
- 高抬贵手(高抬貴手) to be generous; to be magnanimous; Give me a break!
- 大力水手 Popeye
- 手镯(手鐲) bracelet
- 试手儿(試手兒) to work for a trial period
- 手举(手舉) a salute; hands raised
- 手段 skill; ability; method; means
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- 《手部》 Shǒu Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 295
- 卷七十 志第二十一: 禮樂四 Volume 70 Treatises 23: Rites and Music 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 133
- 卷一百八十七 志第一百四十 兵一 Volume 187 Treatises 140: Military 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 33
- 第七十六回 Chapter 76 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 28
- 卷一百九十一 志第一百四十四 兵五 Volume 191 Treatises 144: Military 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 25
- 卷七十六 志第二十七上: 祭祀五 Volume 76 Treatises 29: Offerings 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 24
- 卷七十三 志第二十四: 祭祀二 Volume 73 Treatises 26: Offerings 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 21
- 卷一百七十七 志第一百三十 食貨上五 Volume 177 Treatises 130: Finance and Economics 1e History of Song 宋史 — count: 20
- 卷一百八十八 志第一百四十一 兵二 Volume 188 Treatises 141: Military 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 20
- 第七十回 Chapter 70 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 17
Collocations
- 捝手 (挩手) 坐挩手 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉飲酒禮 第四 4. Rites of the district symposium — count: 10
- 手曰 (手曰) 有文在其手曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 9
- 死人手 (死人手) 然而身死人手 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十三 氾論訓 Chapter 13: Overflowing Discussions — count: 8
- 覆手 (覆手) 君未覆手 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《玉藻》 The Jade-Bead Pendants of the Royal Cap — count: 6
- 子手 (子手) 曹子手劍而從之 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
- 不以手 (不以手) 羹不以手 — Guanzi 管子, 弟子職第五十九 Chapter 59: Duties of a Disciple — count: 4
- 不知手 (不知手) 不知手之舞之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 4
- 拊手 (拊手) 已而笑拊手且歌 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷六 復恩 Chapter 6: Repaying Kindness — count: 4
- 手搏 (手搏) 中行繆伯手搏虎 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十 繆稱訓 Chapter 10: Solemn Precepts — count: 3
- 奉手 (奉手) 奉手問之 — Guanzi 管子, 弟子職第五十九 Chapter 59: Duties of a Disciple — count: 3