手
掌

Palm in Chinese: 手掌 (shǒu zhǎng)

shǒu zhǎng

palm

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1palm

Stroke order

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手
掌

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄤˇ

zhǎng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他把那颗小石子放在手掌上。

    tā bǎ nà kē xiǎo shí zǐ fàng zài shǒu zhǎng shàng。

    He placed the little pebble on his palm.

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Related words

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng

to applaud

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

手续

shǒu xù

procedure

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

掌握

zhǎng wò

to grasp (often fig.)

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