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手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
Results beginning with 手
手机 shǒu jī cell phone / mobile phone / CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1]
手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile
手册 shǒu cè manual / handbook
手续 shǒu xù procedure / CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] / formalities
手里 shǒu lǐ in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands
手术 shǒu shù (surgical) operation / surgery / CL:個|个[ge4]
手指 shǒu zhǐ finger / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action
手法 shǒu fǎ technique / trick / skill
手动 shǒu dòng manual / manually operated / manual gear-change
手工 shǒu gōng handwork / manual
手臂 shǒu bì arm / helper
手表 shǒu biǎo wristwatch / CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
手掌 shǒu zhǎng palm
手腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill
手脚 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4])
手套 shǒu tào glove / mitten / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
手枪 shǒu qiāng pistol / CL:把[ba3]
手心 shǒu xīn palm (of one's hand) / control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)
手势 shǒu shì gesture / sign / signal
手感 shǒu gǎn the feel (of sth touched with the hand) / (textiles) handle
手提 shǒu tí portable
手写 shǒu xiě to write by hand
手记 shǒu jì to take notes / one's notes
手艺 shǒu yì craftmanship / workmanship / handicraft / trade
手链 shǒu liàn chain bracelet / CL:條|条[tiao2]
手镯 shǒu zhuó bracelet
手柄 shǒu bǐng handle / video game controller
手头 shǒu tóu on hand / at hand / one's financial situation
手绘 shǒu huì to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn
手足 shǒu zú hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices
手淫 shǒu yín to masturbate / masturbation
手帕 shǒu pà handkerchief / CL:方[fang1]
手背 shǒu bèi back of the hand
手边 shǒu biān on hand / at hand
手软 shǒu ruǎn to be lenient / to relent / to be reluctant to make a hard decision / to think twice
手铐 shǒu kào manacles / handcuffs
手印 shǒu yìn handprint / fingerprint / thumbprint
手稿 shǒu gǎo manuscript / script
手电 shǒu diàn flashlight / torch
手肘 shǒu zhǒu elbow
手把 shǒu bà handle
手雷 shǒu léi grenade
手笔 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale
手绢 shǒu juàn handkerchief / CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
手语 shǒu yǔ sign language
手相 shǒu xiàng palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry)
手摇 shǒu yáo hand-cranked
手办 shǒu bàn garage kit / action figure / model figure
手纸 shǒu zhǐ toilet paper
手杖 shǒu zhàng cane / CL:把[ba3]
手书 shǒu shū to write personally / personal letter
手巾 shǒu jīn hand towel / handkerchief
手迹 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting
手球 shǒu qiú handball (the game or the ball itself) / handball (a foul in soccer)
手气 shǒu qì luck (in gambling)
手痒 shǒu yǎng (fig.) to itch (to do sth)
手札 shǒu zhá (literary) personal letter
手卷 shǒu juǎn variant of 手卷[shou3juan3]
手性 shǒu xìng chiral / chirality (chemistry)
手巧 shǒu qiǎo to be skillful with one's hands / to be manually adroit
手影 shǒu yǐng hand shadow drama
手包 shǒu bāo handbag
手泵 shǒu bèng hand pump
手残 shǒu cán (coll.) klutz
手掣 shǒu chè handbrake / game controller (Cantonese)
手锤 shǒu chuí mallet / drumstick
手打 shǒu dǎ hand typewriter (as opposed to electric typewriter), abbr. for 手打字機|手打字机
手刀 shǒu dāo hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
手定 shǒu dìng to set down (rules) / to institute
手缝 shǒu féng to sew by hand / hand-sewn
手滑 shǒu huá to do sth by mistake (with one's hand) / to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click the wrong button)
手环 shǒu huán wristband / bracelet
手活 shǒu huó manipulation (e.g. ball handling in sport) / hand job
手贱 shǒu jiàn (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
手交 shǒu jiāo handjob / manual stimulation
手紧 shǒu jǐn tightfisted / stingy / short of money / hard up
手筋 shǒu jīn flexor tendon (coll.) / tesuji (a skillful move in the game of Go) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 手筋 / "tesuji")
手劲 shǒu jìn grip strength / hand strength
手颈 shǒu jǐng (dialect) wrist
手举 shǒu jǔ a salute / hands raised
手锯 shǒu jù handsaw
手卷 shǒu juàn hand scroll
手控 shǒu kòng manual control
手拿 shǒu ná to hold in one's hand
手排 shǒu pái manual transmission
手欠 shǒu qiàn (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
手刃 shǒu rèn to kill with one's own hand
手刹 shǒu shā handbrake
手式 shǒu shì gesture / sign / signal
手松 shǒu sōng liberal with one's money / free-spending
手弹 shǒu tán fingered (bass)
手用 shǒu yòng hand-used / hand (tool)
手游 shǒu yóu mobile game / abbr. for 手機遊戲|手机游戏
手闸 shǒu zhá handbrake
手帐 shǒu zhàng notebook / pocket diary
手章 shǒu zhāng private seal / stamp inked on the back of one's hand (used to prove that one has paid to enter a venue etc)
手征 shǒu zhēng chirality
手制 shǒu zhì to make by hand / handmade
手钻 shǒu zuàn gimlet / hand drill
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手续费 shǒu xù fèi service charge / processing fee / commission
手拉手 shǒu lā shǒu to join hands / hand in hand
手电筒 shǒu diàn tǒng flashlight / electric hand torch
手指头 shǒu zhǐ tou fingertip / finger
手术室 shǒu shù shì operating room
手榴弹 shǒu liú dàn hand grenade
手牵手 shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand
手提包 shǒu tí bāo (hand)bag / hold-all
手工业 shǒu gōng yè handicraft
手工艺 shǒu gōng yì handicraft / arts and crafts
手术台 shǒu shù tái operating table
手推车 shǒu tuī chē trolley / cart / barrow / handcart / wheelbarrow / baby buggy
手动挡 shǒu dòng dǎng manual gear change / shift stick
手风琴 shǒu fēng qín accordion
手提箱 shǒu tí xiāng suitcase
手抄本 shǒu chāo běn manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)
手写体 shǒu xiě tǐ handwritten form / cursive
手腕子 shǒu wàn zi wrist
手术服  surgical gown
手脖子 shǒu bó zi wrist (dialect)
手嶌葵 Shǒu dǎo Kuí TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer
手倒立 shǒu dào lì handstand
手工台 shǒu gōng tái workbench
手机壳 shǒu jī ké cell phone case
手拉车 shǒu lā chē cart
手里剑 shǒu lǐ jiàn straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 / shuriken)
手拿包 shǒu ná bāo clutch bag
手刹车 shǒu shā chē handbrake
手术镊 shǒu shù niè surgical forceps
手套箱 shǒu tào xiāng glove compartment (of a car) / glovebox (sealed compartment with attached gloves for handling hazardous materials etc)
手头紧 shǒu tóu jǐn short of money / hard up
手腕式 shǒu wàn shì wrist- (watch, compass)
手心里 shǒu xīn li hollow of one's hand
手摇柄 shǒu yáo bǐng hand crank
手掌心 shǒu zhǎng xīn see 手心[shou3 xin1]
手抓饼 shǒu zhuā bǐng fluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)
手抓饭 shǒu zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) / pilau
手嶌·葵  TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer
手忙脚乱 shǒu máng jiǎo luàn to act with confusion / to be in a flurry / to be flustered
手足无措 shǒu zú wú cuò at a loss to know what to do (idiom) / bewildered
手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
手提电脑 shǒu tí diàn nǎo portable computer
手工艺品 shǒu gōng yì pǐn manual crafts
手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom) / unarmed and defenseless
手拉葫芦 shǒu lā hú lu hand chain pulley block
手不释卷 shǒu bù shì juàn lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
手扳葫芦 shǒu bān hú lu lever hoist pulley
手搭凉棚 shǒu dā liáng péng to shade one's eyes with one's hand
手到拈来 shǒu dào nián lái stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / easy to do
Approximate Results for 手
歌手 gē shǒu singer
新手 xīn shǒu new hand / novice / raw recruit
高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand
对手 duì shǒu opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match
双手 shuāng shǒu both hands
二手 èr shǒu indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant
杀手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player
选手 xuǎn shǒu athlete / contestant
出手 chū shǒu to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task
分手 fēn shǒu to part company / to split up / to break up
动手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch
右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side
伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle
左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side
一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help
助手 zhù shǒu assistant / helper
联手 lián shǒu lit. to join hands / to act together
携手 xié shǒu hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate
下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest
挥手 huī shǒu to wave (one's hand)
随手 suí shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing
把手 bǎ shǒu to shake hands
把手 bǎ shou handle / grip / knob
放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand
凶手 xiōng shǒu murderer / assassin
入手 rù shǒu to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun} / to take {noun} as one's starting point") / to receive / to obtain / to buy
到手 dào shǒu to take possession of / to get hold of
亲手 qīn shǒu personally / with one's own hands
身手 shēn shǒu skill / talent / agility
人手 rén shǒu manpower / staff / human hand
顺手 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy
握手 wò shǒu to shake hands
两手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
射手 shè shǒu archer / shooter / marksman / (football etc) striker
举手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal)
牵手 qiān shǒu to hold hands
上手 shàng shǒu to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor
枪手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
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
招手 zhāo shǒu to wave / to beckon
交手 jiāo shǒu to fight hand to hand
得手 dé shǒu to go smoothly / to come off / to succeed
水手 shuǐ shǒu mariner / sailor / seaman
拍手 pāi shǒu to clap one's hands
拱手 gǒng shǒu to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting / (fig.) submissive
接手 jiē shǒu to take over (duties etc) / catcher (baseball etc)
帮手 bāng shǒu helper / assistant
平手 píng shǒu (sports) draw / tie
插手 chā shǒu to get involved in / to meddle / interference
好手 hǎo shǒu expert / professional
棘手 jí shǒu thorny (problem) / intractable
反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done
写手 xiě shǒu person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal) / scribe / copyist / a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
单手 dān shǒu one hand / single-handed
失手 shī shǒu a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated
洗手 xǐ shǒu to wash one's hands / to go to the toilet
住手 zhù shǒu to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand
能手 néng shǒu expert
猎手 liè shǒu hunter
空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate
棋手 qí shǒu chess player
敌手 dí shǒu opponent / substantial adversary / worthy match / antagonist / in the enemy's hands
扶手 fú shǒu handrail / armrest
玉手 yù shǒu lily-white hands
脱手 tuō shǒu (not of regular commerce) to sell or dispose of (goods etc) / to get rid of / to unload
援手 yuán shǒu assistance / a helping hand / to lend a hand
老手 lǎo shǒu experienced person / an old hand at sth
松手 sōng shǒu to relinquish one's grip / to let go
还手 huán shǒu to hit back / to retaliate
乐手 yuè shǒu instrumental performer
拿手 ná shǒu expert in / good at
毒手 dú shǒu deadly blow / vicious attack / treacherous assault
打手 dǎ shou hired thug
妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
触手 chù shǒu tentacle
转手 zhuǎn shǒu to pass on / to resell / to change hands
圣手 shèng shǒu divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner
鼓手 gǔ shǒu drummer
抢手 qiǎng shǒu (of goods) popular / in great demand
撒手 sā shǒu to let go of sth / to give up
扳手 bān shǒu spanner / wrench / lever (on a machine)
拉手 lā shou a handle / to pull on a handle
拉手 lā shǒu to hold hands / to shake hands
着手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out
巧手 qiǎo shǒu skillful hands / dexterous / a dab hand
副手 fù shǒu assistant
摇手 yáo shǒu to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle
快手 Kuài shǒu Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app
甩手 shuǎi shǒu to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth
罢手 bà shǒu to give up
纤手 xiān shǒu delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands
徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing)
国手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country
护手 hù shǒu hand-shield
投手 tóu shǒu thrower / pitcher / bowler
抓手 zhuā shǒu starting point / mechanical hand / gripper
扒手 pá shǒu pickpocket
拳手 quán shǒu boxer
旗手 qí shǒu a flag carrier (army) / ensign
推手 tuī shǒu promoter / advocate / driving force / pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi)
经手 jīng shǒu (lit.) to pass through one's hands / (fig.) to handle / to deal with
舵手 duò shǒu helmsman
炮手 pào shǒu gunner / artillery crew
里手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
束手 shù shǒu to have one's hands tied / helpless / unable to do anything about it
熟手 shú shǒu skilled person / an experienced hand
骑手 qí shǒu horse rider / equestrian / jockey / bike rider
捕手 bǔ shǒu catcher
生手 shēng shǒu novice / new hand / sb new to a job
解手 jiě shǒu to relieve oneself (i.e. use the toilet) / to solve
提手 tí shǒu a handle
怪手 guài shǒu (Tw) excavator / backhoe
劈手 pī shǒu with a lightning move of the hand
假手 jiǎ shǒu to get (sb else) to perform the task / to rely on (sb else) to do it / prosthetic hand
抄手 chāo shǒu to fold one's arms / copyist / (dialect) wonton
倒手 dǎo shǒu to shift from one hand to the other / to change hands (of merchandise)
号手 hào shǒu trumpeter / military bugler
净手 jìng shǒu to wash one's hands / (fig.) to go to the toilet
歇手 xiē shǒu to rest / to take a break
帮手 bāng shou helper / assistant
伴手 bàn shǒu see 伴手禮|伴手礼[ban4 shou3 li3]
缠手 chán shǒu troublesome / hard to deal with
趁手 chèn shǒu conveniently / without extra trouble / convenient / handy
车手 chē shǒu racing driver (in a car race) / rider (in a motorcycle or bicycle race) / (Tw) low-level operative in a scam syndicate
赤手 chì shǒu with bare hands
凑手 còu shǒu at hand / within easy reach / convenient / handy
措手 cuò shǒu to deal with / to manage / to proceed
丢手 diū shǒu to wash one's hands of sth / to have nothing further to do with sth
飞手 fēi shǒu drone pilot / drone operator
跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements
勾手 gōu shǒu to collude with / to collaborate / (basketball) hook shot
黑手 hēi shǒu (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes / hidden hand / (Tw) mechanic / blue-collar worker / manual laborer
合手 hé shǒu to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) / to work with a common purpose / harmonious / convenient (to use)
后手 hòu shǒu defensive position (in chess) / room for maneuver / a way of escape
桨手 jiǎng shǒu rower / oarsman
连手 lián shǒu concerted action / to collude (in dishonesty)
练手 liàn shǒu to practice a skill
利手 lì shǒu dominant hand / handedness
满手 mǎn shǒu handful
名手 míng shǒu master / famous artist or sportsman
明手 míng shǒu dummy (in bridge)
纤手 qiàn shǒu boat tracker / boat puller / broker / middleman
琴手 qín shǒu player of a stringed instrument
起手 qǐ shǒu to set about (doing sth)
球手 qiú shǒu (ball sports) player
绕手 rào shǒu thorny issue / tricky case
试手 shì shǒu to work for a trial period / worker on probation
释手 shì shǒu to let go / to loosen one's grip / to put sth down
收手 shōu shǒu to stop / to pull back
素手 sù shǒu white hand / empty-handed
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