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手

shǒu

HSK 2 Character Measure word 双、只

What 手 means

1. hand
2. (formal) to hold
3. person engaged in certain types of work
4. person skilled in certain types of work
5. personal(ly)
6. convenient
7. classifier for skill

Example sentences

• 住手。
  Zhù shǒu.
  Stop that!
• 住手！
  Zhù shǒu!
  Stop!
• 停手！
  Break it up!
• 我拍手。
  Wǒ pāishǒu.
  I clapped.
• 饭前洗手
  Wash your hands before each meal.
• 我洗手。
  I wash my hands.

Words starting with 手

• 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
• 手表shǒu biǎowristwatch
• 手指shǒu zhǐfinger
• 手术shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
• 手续shǒu xùprocedure; formalities
• 手套shǒu tàoglove; mitten
• 手工shǒu gōnghandwork; manual
• 手里shǒu lǐin hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
• 手法shǒu fǎtechnique; trick; skill
• 手势shǒu shìgesture; sign; signal
• 手艺shǒu yìcraftmanship; workmanship; handicraft
• 手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability; trick; wile
• 手臂shǒu bìarm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
• 手册shǒu cèmanual; handbook
• 手下shǒu xiàunder one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand
• 手枪shǒu qiāngpistol
• 手脚shǒu jiǎohand and foot; movement of limbs; action
• 手腕shǒu wànwrist; trickery; finesse
• 手掌shǒu zhǎngpalm
• 手头shǒu tóuon hand; at hand; one's financial situation
• 手帕shǒu pàhandkerchief
• 手提shǒu típortable
• 手续费shǒu xù fèiservice charge; processing fee; commission
• 手心shǒu xīnpalm (of one's hand); control…

Words containing 手

• 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet; lavatory; washroom
• 握手wò shǒuto shake hands
• 对手duì shǒuopponent; rival; competitor
• 分手fēn shǒuto part company; to split up; to break up
• 动手dòng shǒuto set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch…
• 着手zhuó shǒuto put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
• 选手xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
• 凶手xiōng shǒumurderer; assassin
• 随手suí shǒuconveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it
• 助手zhù shǒuassistant; helper
• 放手fàng shǒuto let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand
• 拿手ná shǒuexpert in; good at
• 爱不释手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down…
• 不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
• 把手bǎ shouhandle; grip; knob
• 双手shuāng shǒuboth hands
• 一手yī shǒua skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself
• 歌手gē shǒusinger
• 右手yòu shǒuright hand; right-hand side
• 伸手shēn shǒuto reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg
• 高手gāo shǒuexpert; past master; dab hand
• 左手zuǒ shǒuleft hand; left-hand side
• 挥手huī shǒuto wave (one's hand)
• 杀手shā shǒukiller; murderer; hit man

Characters built on 扌

These share the phonetic component 扌 (shǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
• 搜sōuto search; variant of 搜
• 抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole…
• 扣kòuto fasten; to button; button
• 抖dǒuto tremble; to shake out; to reveal
• 搂lōuto draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
• 揉róuto knead; to massage; to rub

Characters that look like 手

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 毛máohair; feather; down
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 予yǔ(literary) to give
• 午wǔ7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of…
• 乎hū(classical particle similar to 于; at; from

Sounds the same

Read shǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 首head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
• 守to guard; to defend; to keep watch
• 艏bow of a ship
• 扌"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
• 掱variant of 手