手 shǒu

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. shǒu verb to hold in one's hand
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 拿 (XHZD '手' 2)
4. 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)
5. shǒu adverb personally
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 亲手 (XHZD '手' 4)
6. 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)
7. shǒu adjective convenient; portable
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '手' adj 3; XHZD '手' 6)
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. shǒu bound form personally written
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 手书 'writen personally' (Guoyu '手' adj)
11. 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

• 拳击手(拳擊手) boxer
• 手足口症 human hand foot and mouth disease, a viral infection
• 手书(手書) to write personally; personal letter
• 妙手 highly skilled person
• 羊肚手巾 towel (especially worn as a turban)
• 联手(聯手) to join hands; to act together
• 伴手礼(伴手禮) gift given when visiting somebody (especially a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas)
• 强硬手段(強硬手段) violent means
• 隆乳手术(隆乳手術) breast enlargement operation; boob job
• 剔手旁 name of Kangxi radical 64
• 束手就擒 hands tied and waiting to be captured
• 着手成春(著手成春) set out and it becomes spring; to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation); to bring back the dead
• 顺手牵羊(順手牽羊) to lead away a goat in passing; to steal something under cover of an emergency
• 手工台(手工檯) workbench
• 可摺叠式智能手机(可摺疊式智能手機) foldable smartphone
• 顺手(順手) handy; convenient ; suitable
• 七手八脚(七手八腳) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
• 敌手(敵手) opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist
• 剁手节(剁手節) (jocularly) a day of frenetic online spending
• 手腕子 wrist
• 手办(手辦) garage kit; action figure; model figure
• 手枪(手槍) pistol
• 手照 a lamp carried by hand
• 投手 a （baseball) pitcher
• 手纸(手紙) toilet paper
• 手绢(手絹) handkerchief
• 吹竽手 player of the yu
• 反手 to turn a hand over; to put one's hand behind one's back; fig. easily done
• 放开手脚(放開手腳) to have free rein
• 手钳(手鉗) manacles
• 手摇柄(手搖柄) hand crank
• 一把好手 an expert
• 左右手 left and right hands; (fig.) capable assistant; right-hand man
• 剁手党(剁手黨) online shopaholic
• 还手(還手) to hit back; to retaliate
• 到手软(到手軟) (do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion
• 扳手 wrench ; release handle
• 杀手级应用(殺手級應用) killer application; killer app
• 凑手(湊手) at hand; within easy reach; convenient; handy
• 写手(寫手) person who writes articles; scribe; copyist; a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
• 棘手 thorny; intractable; an awkward matter
• 竞选副手(競選副手) election assistant; running mate
• 解手 to relieve oneself; to use the toilet; to solve
• 手指 finger
• 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
• 有一手 to have a skill; to have a lot on the ball; to have an affair
• 扬手(揚手) to raise a hand
• 登机手续柜台(登機手續櫃檯) check-in counter
• 手印 palm print
• 震手 to jar one's hand

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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
• 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
• 第二十四回 Chapter 24 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
• 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
• 棁手 (棁手) 坐棁手 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 有司 第十七 17. The servant clearing the way — count: 3
• 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