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手

shǒu

hand

Shadow
Strokes
4
Radical
手
HSK
1
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 不,是二手的。

    Bù shì èr shǒu de

    No, it's second-hand.

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  • 放下你的手!

    Fàng xià nǐ de shǒu

    Put your hands down!

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  • 他是我的手下。

    Tā shì wǒ de shǒu xià

    He's my underling.

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  • 我们分手吧。

    Wǒ men fēn shǒu ba

    We should break up.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 手

  • 手shǒu 3hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill
  • 手机shǒu jī 3–1 cell phone; mobile phone
  • 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiān 3–3–1 → 2–3–1toilet; lavatory; washroom
  • 手表shǒu biǎo 3–3 → 2–3wristwatch
  • 举手jǔ shǒu 3–3 → 2–3to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
  • 选手xuǎn shǒu 3–3 → 2–3athlete; contestant
  • 对手duì shǒu 4–3 opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
  • 歌手gē shǒu 1–3 singer
  • 手指shǒu zhǐ 3–3 → 2–3finger
  • 手续shǒu xù 3–4 procedure; formalities
  • 握手wò shǒu 4–3 to shake hands
  • 手术shǒu shù 3–4 (surgical) operation; surgery