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[1] [n] hand [2] [v] hold/have in one's hand [3] [adj] handy, portable; handwritten [4] [adv] personally [5] [n] skill; skilled person [6] [n] person engaging in a certain activity [7] verb measure for skill or proficiency [8] noun measure used in firsthand, secondhand, etc and also for smallest tradable unit (of stocks) Default PoS: Additional PoS: Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: 扌 (#64)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 毛 |
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This word has been viewed 28427 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Dec 2016 12:49 |
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手心 sau2 sam1 = palm of the hand 國 手寫 sau2 se2 = hand written 手掌 sau2 zoeng2 = palm of the hand 水手 seoi2 sau2 = sailor, mariner 人手 jan4 sau2 = manpower 國手 gwok3 sau2 = Grand Master; national champion 國 空手 hung1 sau2 = empty-handed 手巾 sau2 gan1 = hand towel; washcloth; handkerchief 幫手 bong1 sau2 = to help; assistant 洗手間 sai2 sau2 gaan1 = washroom See all 503 compounds (CantoDict reports 515 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 38 examples containing 手
你千祈唔好插手 粵
You must not, by any means, interfere. [Lit. you 1000-exhortations don't insert-hand [i.e. put it where it doesn't belong.]]
嗰部手提電話壞咗 粵
That mobile phone is broken. [As in malfunctioning rather than being physically smashed.]
今次嘅案件真係好棘手 粵
Show all 38 examplesThe case I'm working on is very thorny. [Lit. This time [possessive particle] case really very problematic.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |