Chinese Notes

掌 zhǎng

zhǎng noun palm of the hand
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 手心 (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 1, p. 1237; Guoyu '掌' n 1; Kroll 2015 '掌' 1, p. 592; Mathews 1931 '掌', p. 22; NCCED '掌' 1, p. 2057; Unihan '掌')
zhǎng verb to manage; to be in charge of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 5, p. 1237; Guoyu '掌' v 2; Kroll 2015 '掌' 2a, p. 592; Mathews 1931 '掌', p. 22; NCCED '掌' 4, p. 2057)
zhǎng noun soles of the feet; paw of an animal
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 腳掌 (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 2, p. 1237; Guoyu '掌' n 2; Kroll 2015 '掌' 1a, p. 592; NCCED '掌' 5, p. 2057)
zhǎng measure word a move
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Martial Arts
Notes: (Guoyu '掌' n 3)
zhǎng proper noun Zhang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '掌' n 5)
zhǎng noun sole of a shoe; heel of a shoe
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 3, p. 1237; NCCED '掌' 7, p. 2057)
zhǎng verb to add; to increase
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
Notes: In the sense of 加上 (Guoyu '掌' v 3)
zhǎng verb to slap; to smack
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 掌嘴 slap the face (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 6, p. 1237; Kroll 2015 '掌' 1b, p. 592; NCCED '掌' 2, p. 2057)
zhǎng verb to repair [shoes]
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
Notes: (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 7, p. 1237; NCCED '掌' 8, p. 2057)
zhǎng verb to put in
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
Notes: (ABC 'zhǎng' 掌 bf 8, p. 1237; NCCED '掌' 9, p. 2057)
zhǎng verb to hold
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '掌' 2, p. 592; NCCED '掌' 3, p. 2057)
zhǎng noun a horseshoe
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '掌' 7, p. 2057)

Contained in

股掌 in the palm of one's hand; under one's complete control
掌掴(掌摑) to slap
掌理会务(掌理會務) to manage social affairs
掌班 to manage an acting group
反掌 to turn over one's palm; everything is going very well.
掌权(掌權) to wield power; to be in power
掌柜(掌櫃) shopkeeper
鱼与熊掌(魚與熊掌) the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time; you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want
脚掌(腳掌) the sole of the foot
接掌 to take over; to take control
拍掌 to clap; to applaud
掌理 to manage; to administer
鹅掌楸(鵝掌楸) Chinese tulip tree; Liriodendron chinense
掌教 to administer education ; teacher; master; imam
摩拳擦掌 to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms; to roll up one's sleeves for battle
掌上明珠 a pearl in the hand; a beloved person
仙人掌 cactus ; a style of bronzeware ; Xianrenzhang
掌舵 to steer a ship ; a helmsman ; to preside over a large program
长掌义县龙(長掌義縣龍) Yixianosaurus longimanus
掌事 to handle an affair
掌嘴 to slap in the face
鸭掌(鴨掌) duck feet
掌声(掌聲) applause
掌相 palmistry; palm reading
掌纹(掌紋) lines on the palm of the hand
鼓掌 to clap hands; to applaud
甩手掌柜(甩手掌櫃) arm-flinging shopkeeper; somebody who asks others to work but does nothing himself
分掌 to assign work
掌击(掌擊) to slap
掌颊(掌頰) to slap on the cheek
职掌(職掌) to be in charge of; assignment
掌印 to be in charge of a seal
熊掌 bear paw
易如翻掌 as easy as turning over your palms
掌纹相术(掌紋相術) palm reading; palmistry
反掌折枝 to close the hand and break a branch
掌骨 metacarpal bone
一个巴掌拍不响(一個巴掌拍不響) one palm alone cannot clap; it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support
主掌 in charge (of a position etc); the person in charge; responsible
擎拳合掌 to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in obeisance)
掌玺大臣(掌璽大臣) chancellor (rank in various European states); grand chancellor
掌心 hollow of the palm ; to be able to control something
掌握电脑(掌握電腦) PDA; Personal Digital Assistant
了如指掌 to know something like the back of one's hand ; to understand as [clearly as] pointing to the palm of the hand
抃掌 to clap; to applaud
魔掌 the power of evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)
掌子面 face (mining)
鞅掌 bothered ; busy; bustling

Also contained in

掌上电脑、掌书记、掌畜令

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Collocations

掌邦 (掌邦) 冢宰掌邦治 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書周官 Zhou Shu - Officers of Zhou — count: 19
掌王 (掌王) 掌王之食飲膳羞 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 10
掌官 (掌官) 掌官法以治要 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 8
掌以时 (掌以時) 掌以時漁為梁 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 6
掌凡 (掌凡) 掌凡邦之簎事 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 6
掌王后 (掌王后) 掌王后之命 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 5
掌巡 (掌巡) 掌巡市 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 4
掌建 (掌建) 掌建邦之六典 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 4
掌染 (掌染) 掌染絲帛 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 3
掌王宫 (掌王宮) 掌王宮之戒令 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 3