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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 手

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "手"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 手

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Pinyin shǒu

Radical

手

Strokes

Definition

hand / convenient

Usage

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吹鼓手 chuī gǔ shǒu

(old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession / (fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises / booster

右手 yòu shǒu

right hand / right-hand side

叉手 chā shǒu

Masked Avengers / cup one hand in the other before the chest

双手 shuāng shǒu

both hands

唾手可得 tuò shǒu kě dé

easily obtained / readily available

手套 shǒu tào

glove / mitten / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

妙手 miào shǒu

miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋

手势 shǒu shì

gesture / sign / signal

手帕 shǒu pà

handkerchief / CL:方[fang1]

撒手人寰 sā shǒu rén huán

to leave one's mortal frame (idiom) / to die

手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě

lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless

对手 duì shǒu

opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match

射手 shè shǒu

archer / shooter / marksman / (football etc) striker

左手 zuǒ shǒu

left hand / left-hand side

手巾 shǒu jīn

hand towel / handkerchief

帮手 bāng shǒu

helper / assistant

弓箭手 gōng jiàn shǒu

archer

弓弩手 gōng nǔ shǒu

crossbow shooter

弩手 nǔ shǒu

crossbowman

手榴弹 shǒu liú dàn

hand grenade

徒手 tú shǒu

with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing)

副手 fù shǒu

assistant

劈手 pī shǒu

with a lightning move of the hand

动手 dòng shǒu

to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch

助手 zhù shǒu

assistant / helper

手劲 shǒu jìn

strength of the hand

凶手 xiōng shǒu

murderer / assassin

手段 shǒu duàn

method / means (of doing sth) / strategy / trick / CL:個|个[ge4]

拱手 gǒng shǒu

to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting / (fig.) submissive

心慈手软 xīn cí shǒu ruǎn

softhearted

慌手慌脚 huāng shǒu huāng jiǎo

Panic

手指 shǒu zhǐ

finger / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

手术 shǒu shù

(surgical) operation / surgery / CL:個|个[ge4]

手里 shǒu lǐ

in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands

手机 shǒu jī

cell phone / mobile phone / CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1]

选手 xuǎn shǒu

athlete / contestant

手上 shǒu shàng

On hand

手臂 shǒu bì

arm / helper

高手 gāo shǒu

expert / past master / dab hand

手续 shǒu xù

procedure / CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] / formalities

一手 yī shǒu

a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help

手法 shǒu fǎ

technique / trick / skill

扒手 pá shǒu

pickpocket

扳手 bān shǒu

spanner / wrench / lever (on a machine)

手扳 shǒu bān

Lever

扶手 fú shǒu

handrail / armrest

手扶拖拉机 shǒu fú tuō lā jī

walking tractor / hand tractor

手扶 shǒu fú

Hand held

手抄本 shǒu chāo běn

manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)

抄手 chāo shǒu

to fold one's arms / copyist / (dialect) wonton

手抄 shǒu chāo

handwritten / handmould

把手 bǎ shǒu

to shake hands

一把手 yī bǎ shǒu

working hand / member of a work team / participant

手把 shǒu bà

handle

两手抓 liǎng shǒu zhuā

grasping two key links at the sametime

抢手 qiǎng shǒu

(of goods) popular / in great demand

抬手 tái shǒu

raise one's hand

高抬贵手 gāo tái guì shǒu

to be generous (idiom) / to be magnanimous / Give me a break!

信手拈来 xìn shǒu niān lái

have one's words at hand / write freely without too much hesitation

拍手 pāi shǒu

to clap one's hands

招手 zhāo shǒu

to wave / to beckon

不择手段 bù zé shǒu duàn

by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously

拱手让人 gǒng shǒu ràng rén

surrender sth. submissively / give up sth. to others without putting up a fight / hand over on a platter / hand over with a bow / hand sth. over on a silver platter

赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán

empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on / unarmed and defenseless

拿手 ná shǒu

expert in / good at

拿手好戏 ná shǒu hǎo xì

the role an actor plays best (idiom) / (fig.) one's specialty / one's forte

手持 shǒu chí

hand / in hand

挥手 huī shǒu

to wave (one's hand)

手掌 shǒu zhǎng

palm

手足无措 shǒu zú wú cuò

at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered

措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí

no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

手足失措 shǒu zú shī cuò

Sibling

插手 chā shǒu

to get involved in / to meddle / interference

握手 wò shǒu

to shake hands

握手言和 wò shǒu yán hé

bury the hatchet / shake hands / forgive and forget

援手 yuán shǒu

assistance / a helping hand / to lend a hand

放手一搏 fàng shǒu yī bó

to put one's all into the fight

凑手 còu shǒu

at hand / within easy reach / convenient / handy

身手不凡 shēn shǒu bù fán

Extraordinary skill

手册 shǒu cè

manual / handbook

携手 xié shǒu

hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate

携起手来 xié qǐ shǒu lái

Join hands

携手并肩 xié shǒu bìng jiān

hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder

手携手 shǒu xié shǒu

Hand in hand

摆手 bǎi shǒu

to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms

摇手 yáo shǒu

to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle

手摇 shǒu yáo

hand-cranked

撒手 sā shǒu

to let go of sth / to give up

撒手锏 sā shǒu jiǎn

(fig.) trump card

撒手不管 sā shǒu bù guǎn

to stand aside and do nothing (idiom) / to take no part in

束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín

hands tied and waiting to be captured

手到擒来 shǒu dào qín lái

stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy

放手 fàng shǒu

to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand

敌手 dí shǒu

opponent / substantial adversary / worthy match / antagonist / in the enemy's hands

刀斧手 dāo fǔ shǒu

lictor

手斧 shǒu fǔ

adze / adz / hatchet / hand-adz

袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

棘手 jí shǒu

thorny (problem) / intractable

手札 shǒu zhá

(literary) personal letter

杀手 shā shǒu

killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player

How to write 手

Animated Stroke Order of 手

Stroke by Stroke: 手 Writing Order

Follow the Calligraphy Master: Writing '手' Step-by-Step

Free Printable 手 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Meaning of 手

Same Pronunciation Characters

Same Radical Characters