掌 zhǎng

1. 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')
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. zhǎng measure word a move
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Martial Arts
   Notes: (Guoyu '掌' n 3)
5. zhǎng proper noun Zhang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '掌' n 5)
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. 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)
11. zhǎng verb to hold
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '掌' 2, p. 592; NCCED '掌' 3, p. 2057)
12. 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
• 鱼与熊掌不可兼得(魚與熊掌不可兼得) the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want
• 掌玺官(掌璽官) chancellor (rank in various European states)
• 掌上明珠 a pearl in the hand; a beloved person
• 掌上珠 a pearl in the palm of the hand
• 仙人掌 cactus ; a style of bronzeware ; Xianrenzhang
• 掌班 to manage an acting group
• 魔掌 the power of evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)
• 掌纹(掌紋) lines on the palm of the hand
• 掌嘴 to slap in the face
• 掌灯(掌燈) to hold a lamp; to light a lamp
• 掌声(掌聲) applause
• 鼓掌 to clap hands; to applaud
• 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
• 鞅掌 bothered ; busy; bustling
• 掌厨(掌廚) to prepare meals; chef
• 拍掌 to clap; to applaud
• 掌心 hollow of the palm ; to be able to control something
• 主掌 in charge (of a position etc); the person in charge; responsible
• 反掌折枝 to close the hand and break a branch
• 掌家 head of a family ; somebody on charge of an activity ; a respectful forma address for someone else's servant
• 击掌(擊掌) to clap one's hands; to clap each other's hands; high five
• 掌权(掌權) to wield power; to be in power
• 执掌(執掌) to wield (power etc)
• 掌握电脑(掌握電腦) PDA; Personal Digital Assistant
• 易于反掌(易於反掌) as easy as turning over your palms
• 拊掌 to clap hands
• 了若指掌(瞭若指掌) to understand as [clearly as] pointing to the palm of the hand
• 脚掌(腳掌) the sole of the foot
• 掌理会务(掌理會務) to manage social affairs
• 掌相 palmistry; palm reading
• 反掌 to turn over one's palm; everything is going very well.
• 掌握 to master; to know well ; to be within one's power; to seize; to grasp; to control
• 掌秤 to weigh
• 易如反掌 as easy as turning over your palms
• 掌扇 a large fan carried in processions
• 指掌 point to the palm of the hand
• 分掌诸事(分掌諸事) they divide their work between them
• 掌子面 face (mining)
• 合掌 to join palms
• 摩拳擦掌 to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms; to roll up one's sleeves for battle
• 掌印 to be in charge of a seal
• 易如翻掌 as easy as turning over your palms
• 掌事 to handle an affair
• 仙人掌果 prickly pear
• 掌控 to control

Also contained in

掌上电脑 、 掌书记 、 掌畜丞 、 掌畜令

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• 卷四十四 志第二十四: 職官三 Volume 44 Treatises 24: Government Service 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 387
• 卷四十八　　　　志第三十八　　百官三 Volume 48 Treatises 43: Official Posts 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 202
• 卷四十七　　　　志第三十七　　百官二 Volume 47 Treatises 42: Official Posts 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 201
• 卷五十七　志第三十八:　百官三 內命婦 宮人女職 東宮官屬 親王府屬 太后兩宮官屬 大興府 諸京留守司諸京城宮苑提舉等職 按察司 諸路總管府、諸府、諸節鎮、防禦、刺史、縣鎮等職 諸轉運泉谷等職 諸府鎮兵馬等職 諸猛安部族及群牧等職 Volume 57 Treatises 38: Official Posts 3 - Women of the Inner Court; Palace Women with Official Positions; East Palace officials; Prince's Residence Subordinates; Officials of the Empress Dowager's Two Palaces; Daxing Prefecture; Officials in Charge of Offices, Palaces, and Parks in the Capital; Surveillance Commissions; Circuit Inspectors; Prefecture Governments; Town Administration; Defenses; Magistrates; County and Town Officials; Transportation and Grain Officials; Officials in Charge of Military Forces in the Prefectures; Officals in Charge of Pacifying Savage Tribes and Pastoral Peoples History of Jin 金史 — count: 198
• 卷七十四 志第五十 職官三 Volume 74 Treatises 50: Official Posts 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 172
• 卷四十三 志第二十三: 職官二 Volume 43 Treatises 23: Government Service 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 126
• 天官冢宰 第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 123
• 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 118
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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: 23
• 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
• 法掌 (法掌) 以法掌聚祀 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰 第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — 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: 4
• 掌国 (掌國) 掌國之官府 — 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