掌

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 他对这个地方了如指掌。

  Tā duì zhè ge dì fang liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

  He knows every inch of this area.

• 她打了他一巴掌。

  Tā dǎ le tā yī bā zhǎng

  She slapped him in the face.

• 神掌控着这一切。

  Shén zhǎng kòng zhe zhè yī qiè

  God is in control of all things.

• 我们为表演者鼓掌。

  Wǒ men wèi biǎo yǎn zhě gǔ zhǎng

  We gave the performer a round of applause.

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

Words containing 掌

• 鼓掌gǔ zhǎng 3–3 → 2–3to applaud; to clap
• 掌握zhǎng wò 3–4 to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
• 掌声zhǎng shēng 3–1 applause
• 手掌shǒu zhǎng 3–3 → 2–3palm
• 掌管zhǎng guǎn 3–3 → 2–3in charge of; to control