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掌

zhǎng

in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

🔤 Pictophonetic: 手 (hand) provides meaning, 尚 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 12 strokes Very Common (9%)

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尚

shàng

still, yet; even; fairly, rather

手

shǒu

hand

⿱尚手 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shàng

尚

still, yet; even; fairly, rather

8 strokes HSK 5

⿱⺌冂

Radical component

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shǒu

手

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed

4 strokes HSK 2

Words Using 掌 (62)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

掌握 ↗

zhǎngwò

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

zhǎngwò

掌握 ↗

HSK 5

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

palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield

zhǎng

掌 ↗

palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield

in charge of / to control

zhǎngguǎn

掌管 ↗

in charge of / to control

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