"掌" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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掌
Trad. 掌
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Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 12
Structure
Decomp. 小冖口手
尚 + 手
Prononciation
Mandarin zhǎng
Entry Methods
Pinyin zhang3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 FBRQ
火月口手
Sijiao 9050.2
Wubi IPKR
CNS 11643 1-5F3F
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+638C
GB2312 D5C6
BIG5 B478
掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield
Results beginning with 掌
掌握 zhǎng wò 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 applause / CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
掌心 zhǎng xīn hollow of the palm
掌控 zhǎng kòng to control / in control of
掌柜 zhǎng guì shopkeeper
掌管 zhǎng guǎn in charge of / to control
掌权 zhǎng quán to wield (political etc) power / be in power
掌舵 zhǎng duò to steer (a ship)
掌故 zhǎng gù anecdote / tales (esp. about historical figure)
掌灯 zhǎng dēng to hold a lamp / to light a lamp
掌勺 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking / to be the chef / head cook / chef
掌嘴 zhǎng zuǐ to slap
掌厨 zhǎng chú to prepare meals / chef
掌骨 zhǎng gǔ metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
掌掴 zhǎng guāi to slap
掌掴 zhǎng guó to slap
掌击 zhǎng jī to slap
掌机 zhǎng jī handheld game console
掌相 zhǎng xiàng palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry)
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掌上压 zhǎng shàng yā (HK, Malaysia) press-up (physical exercise) / push-up
掌玺官 zhǎng xǐ guān chancellor (rank in various European states)
掌中戏 zhǎng zhōng xì see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bu4 dai4 xi4]
掌子面 zhǎng zi miàn face (mining)
掌上电脑 zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo handheld computer / PDA (personal digital assistant) / Pocket PC
掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom) / fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌权妇女 zhǎng quán fù rǔ Women in Power
掌声雷动 zhǎng shēng léi dòng thunderous applause (idiom)
掌握电脑 zhǎng wò diàn nǎo PDA / Personal Digital Assistant
掌玺大臣 zhǎng xǐ dà chén chancellor (rank in various European states) / grand chancellor
掌握多技能 zhǎng wò duō jì néng upskilling
Approximate Results for 掌
手掌 shǒu zhǎng palm
鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng to applaud / to clap
巴掌 bā zhǎng palm of the hand / classifier: slap
执掌 zhí zhǎng to wield (power etc)
熊掌 xióng zhǎng bear paw (as food)
魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil / the clutches (of a bad person etc)
击掌 jī zhǎng to clap one's hands / to clap each other's hands / high five
脚掌 jiǎo zhǎng the sole of the foot
合掌 hé zhǎng to clasp hands / to put one's palms together (in prayer)
职掌 zhí zhǎng to be in charge of / assignment
反掌 fǎn zhǎng lit. to turn over one's palm / fig. everything is going very well.
鸭掌 yā zhǎng duck feet (claws)
拊掌 fǔ zhǎng to clap hands
巴掌 bā zhang palm of the hand / classifier: slap
抃掌 biàn zhǎng to clap / to applaud
股掌 gǔ zhǎng (have sb in) the palm of one's hand / fig. (under) one's complete control
接掌 jiē zhǎng to take over / to take control
鞅掌 yāng zhǎng busy / bustling
主掌 zhǔ zhǎng in charge (of a position etc) / the person in charge / responsible
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一巴掌 yī bā zhǎng a slap / a spank
仙人掌 xiān rén zhǎng cactus
八卦掌 bā guà zhǎng baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
鹅掌楸 é zhǎng qiū Chinese tulip tree / Liriodendron chinense
合掌瓜 hé zhǎng guā see 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1]
手掌心 shǒu zhǎng xīn see 手心[shou3 xin1]
了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all
鱼与熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
磨拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]
孤掌难鸣 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) / to roll up one's sleeves for battle / eager to get into action or start on a task
易如翻掌 yì rú fān zhǎng see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3]
易于反掌 yì yú fǎn zhǎng see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3]
开心掌掴  happy slapping
了若指掌 liǎo ruò zhǐ zhǎng see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
起立鼓掌 qǐ lì gǔ zhǎng standing ovation
擎拳合掌 qíng quán hé zhǎng to clasp hands / to put one's palms together (in obeisance)
甩手掌柜 shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper / fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself
仙人掌果 xiān rén zhǎng guǒ prickly pear
会议的掌握  conduct of Business
长掌义县龙 cháng zhǎng Yì xiàn lóng Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, west Liaoning
黑掌蜘蛛猴 hēi zhǎng zhī zhū hóu Geoffroy's
仙人掌杆菌 xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn (microbiology) Bacillus cereus
一个巴掌拍不响 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
易如反掌的事情  cakewalk
鱼与熊掌不可兼得 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
打一巴掌，给个甜枣 dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
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