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  sau2   jyutping
  shou3   pinyin
[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)

(Classifier(s): [] (for first meaning) , , )
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjectiveverbadverbclassifier
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Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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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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detail  sau2 sam1  shou3 xin1 = palm of the hand
detail  sau2 se2  shou3 xie3 = hand written
detail  sau2 zoeng2  shou3 zhang3 = palm of the hand
detail  seoi2 sau2  shui3 shou3 = sailor, mariner
detail  jan4 sau2  ren2 shou3 = manpower
detail  gwok3 sau2   = Grand Master; national champion
detail  hung1 sau2  kong1 shou3 = empty-handed
detail  sau2 gan1  shou3 jin1 = hand towel; washcloth; handkerchief
detail  bong1 sau2  bang1 shou5 = to help; assistant
detail  sai2 sau2 gaan1  xi3 shou3 jian1 = washroom
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Showing 10 of 38 examples containing 手
detail audio 唔記得手提電話
Oh! I've forgotten to bring my mobile phone.
detail audio 食飯洗手
One should wash one's hands before having a meal.
detail audio 手提電話
The mobile phone is out of battery.
detail 千祈唔好插手
You must not, by any means, interfere.
[Lit. you 1000-exhortations don't insert-hand [i.e. put it where it doesn't belong.]]
detail 鐘意台灣歌手就係盧廣仲
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.
detail audio 二手嚟㗎
This car is second-hand.
detail audio 等我
"Let me help you."
detail audio 手提電話擺喺
I put my mobile phone here
detail audio 嗰部手提電話壞咗
That mobile phone is broken.
[As in malfunctioning rather than being physically smashed.]
detail 今次案件真係棘手
The case I'm working on is very thorny.
[Lit. This time [possessive particle] case really very problematic.]
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