掌 (zoeng2 | zhang3) : palm of the hand, slap

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掌

zoeng2

zhang3

[1] [n] palm of the hand [2] [v] slap with one's hand; smack [3] [v] have charge of; supervise; control [4] [v] stand; bear [5] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

掌

This word has been viewed 9358 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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手掌 sau2 zoeng2 shou3 zhang3 = palm of the hand

掌嘴 zoeng2 zeoi2 = Slap across the mouth

仙人掌 sin1 jan4 zoeng2 xian1 ren2 zhang3 = cactus

掌聲 zoeng2 seng1 zhang3 sheng1 = applause

掌上明珠 zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1 zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1 = beloved daughter

掌握 zoeng2 ak1 zhang3 wo4 = to grasp

掌管 zoeng2 gun2 zhang3 guan3 = to control; to be in charge of

掌櫃 zoeng2 gwai6*2 zhang3 gui4 = shopkeeper, storekeeper

掌摑 zoeng2 gwaak3 = slap, smack, to box the ears 粵

掌上壓 zoeng2 soeng6 aat3 zhang3 shang4 ya1 = press up; push ups (a physical exercise)
See all 31 compounds (CantoDict reports 32 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 掌

佢掌咗我嘅面！粵
He slapped my face!

三萬蚊買起佢，易如反掌粵
Thirty thousand dollars to get someone to kill him, its easy.

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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 掌
Unicode code for this character: U+638C (off-site link)

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