手 (sau2 | shou3) : hand

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手

sau2

shou3

[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): [華] (for first meaning) 隻, 雙, 對)

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

手

Don't confuse with:
毛

This word has been viewed 31858 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 shou3 xin1 = palm of the hand 國

手寫 sau2 se2 shou3 xie3 = hand written

手掌 sau2 zoeng2 shou3 zhang3 = palm of the hand

水手 seoi2 sau2 shui3 shou3 = sailor, mariner

人手 jan4 sau2 ren2 shou3 = manpower

國手 gwok3 sau2 = Grand Master; national champion 國

空手 hung1 sau2 kong1 shou3 = empty-handed

手巾 sau2 gan1 shou3 jin1 = hand towel; washcloth; handkerchief

幫手 bong1 sau2 bang1 shou5 = to help; assistant

洗手間 sai2 sau2 gaan1 xi3 shou3 jian1 = washroom
See all 503 compounds (CantoDict reports 515 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 38 examples containing 手

唔記得帶手提電話添！粵
Oh! I've forgotten to bring my mobile phone.

食飯前要先洗手。粵
One should wash one's hands before having a meal.

部手提電話冇晒電。粵
The mobile phone is out of battery.

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.]]

我最鐘意嘅台灣歌手就係盧廣仲粵
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.

呢架係二手車嚟㗎粵
This car is second-hand.

等我幫你手粵
"Let me help you."

我將個手提電話擺喺度粵
I put my mobile phone here

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
The case I'm working on is very thorny.
[Lit. This time [possessive particle] case really very problematic.]

冇咗一對手，你就唔可以用筷子粵 ?!
Now that you've lost both your hands, you can't use chopsticks any more.
[Lit. don't-have already one pair hands, you then cannot use chopsticks. (Originally transcribed as 冇咗一隻手，你就唔可以用鍊金術... but 鍊金術 is hardly a useful word for learners.)]

我隻手唔得閒，麻煩你幫我斟水！粵
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]

請緊握扶手
Please tightly hold the hand rails
[Heard on Hong Kong Light Rail Transit (LRT)]

一隻手就掅起桶水粵
He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand.

因住畀門挾嚫隻手粵
Beware of the door which might squash your hand.

捹乾隻手粵
Shake off the water from the hand.

手指㔆刺粵
The finger is pricked by a splinter.

邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

我隻手瘀咗一笪粵
I've got a bruised patch on my arm.

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

佢真利害，三兩下手勢就做低對手粵
His opponent was defeated in no time. He is really formidable.

我哋幾個夾手夾腳，好快就做完份報告書粵
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.

佢做嘢好快手，之不過有時揦西啲粵
He is very fast in what he does, but occasionally he can be sloppy.

我啲手下辦事不力，好對唔住粵
My subordinates did not do a good job, so sorry.

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

呢啲手板眼見功夫你好快就會學識粵
It will not take long before you learn how to do such simple jobs.

你就手下留情放佢哋一馬啦。粵
Show some mercy and let them go.

你真係掯，單嘢咁棘手你都搞得掂粵
You are competent to have solved such a sticky problem.

同咁多對手競爭，點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢粵
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?

佢挽住個手袋過馬路粵
She was crossing the road while carrying a handbag.

你最好快手快腳做埋你啲功課。粵
You better to finish your homework quickly.

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

我手機嘅聯繫人列表中有超過200個名。粵
The contact list in my mobile phone has more than two hundred entries.

佢隻手俾滾水焫嚫粵
The hot water scalded his hand.
[Lit. his [counter] hand by boiling-water scald-[bad effect]]

嗰個學生唔見咗部手機，手機重係新嘅添。粵
That student has lost his mobile phone, and a new one at that.
[重係...添 = at that]

亞雄成晚喺度捵床捵蓆，隻手紮到豬蹄噉，佢重喺度考慮好唔好請假粵
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
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揈乾隻手先至出去粵
Shake off water from your hand before going out.

跟住個報廢及消帳手續去做就啱㗎喇粵
Follow the condemnation and write-off procedures and you can't go wrong.

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