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
- 放手一搏 to put one's all into the fight
- 微创手术(微創手術) minimally invasive surgery
- 还手(還手) to hit back; to retaliate
- 搭把手儿(搭把手兒) to help out
- 滑鼠手 carpal tunnel syndrome
- 手提箱 briefcase; suitcase
- 徒手 empty handed; with bare hands; unarmed; freehand
- 手钳(手鉗) manacles
- 手指头(手指頭) finger
- 垂手可得 obtained [as easily] as holding out your hands
- 手提 portable
- 洗手乳 liquid hand soap
- 双手万能(雙手萬能) two hands can do anything
- 拜手 to bow with one's hands on the ground and head touching the back of the hands
- 非常手段 an emergency measure
- 棋手 chess player
- 纤手(纖手) delicate hands; woman's tender and soft hands
- 手电(手電) flashlight; torch
- 一手遮天 to hide the sky with one hand; to hide the truth from the masses
- 动手动脚(動手動腳) to come to blows; to paw; to grope
- 助手 assistant; helper
- 分手代理 break-up agent, person who acts for somebody who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so
- 手钞(手鈔) personally copied
- 幕后黑手(幕後黑手) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand
- 措手不及 no time to deal with it; caught unprepared
- 扳手 wrench ; release handle
- 手包 handbag
- 释手(釋手) to let go; to loosen one's grip; to put something down
- 信手 casually; in passing
- 老鼠拉龟,无从下手(老鼠拉龜,無從下手) like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip; no clue where to start
- 手拉手 to join hands; hand in hand
- 手巾 a towel
- 借手 to use somebody else to do something ; to lend a hand; to help
- 强中自有强中手(強中自有強中手) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger; there is always something more to learn; never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
- 手边(手邊) on hand; at hand
- 伸手 to ask for money, recognition, etc
- 上手 to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor
- 右手 right hand ; right side
- 拱手投降 both hands up in surrender; unconditional surrender
- 水手 a mariner; a sailor; a seaman
- 经手人(經手人) the person in charge; agent; broker
- 射手 archer; shooter; marksman; (football etc) striker
- 剖腹产手术(剖腹產手術) Cesarean section operation
- 心狠手辣 vicious and merciless
- 激烈手段 violent means
- 纤纤出素手(纖纖出素手) slender, slender, she puts out her white hand
- 一展身手 to showcase one's (unique) talents; to display one's (individual) prowess
- 手卷(手捲) hand scroll ; hand roll ; hand rolled cigarette ; hand roll (many contexts); roll up
- 失手 a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated
- 初试身手(初試身手) to have a try; to try one's hand; initial foray
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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
- 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
- 不知手 (不知手) 不知手之舞之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 4
- 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
- 手及 (手及) 而矢貫余手及肘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
- 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