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

Radical: 手 HSK 1 n, q pictographic

Words containing 手

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 手.

一手
yī shǒu
上手
shàng shǒu
下手
xià shǒu
丢手
diū shǒu
两手
liǎng shǒu
举手
jǔ shǒu
乐手
yuè shǒu
二手
èr shǒu
交手
jiāo shǒu
亲手
qīn shǒu
人手
rén shǒu
伴手
bàn shǒu

Related characters (radical 手)

Characters that share the radical .

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