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HSK 5
HSK 5
掌
zhǎng
1.
palm of the hand
2.
sole of the foot
3.
paw
4.
horseshoe
5.
to slap
6.
to hold in one's hand
7.
to wield
Very Common • Top 2%
✏️ 12 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
鼓掌
gǔzhǎng
to applaud
合掌
hézhǎng
to clasp hands
执掌
zhízhǎng
to wield (power etc)
巴掌
bāzhǎng
palm
手掌
shǒuzhǎng
palm
抃掌
biànzhǎng
to clap
拊掌
fǔzhǎng
to clap hands
掌嘴
zhǎngzuǐ
to slap
掌厨
zhǎngchú
to prepare meals
掌心
zhǎngxīn
hollow of the palm
掌控
zhǎngkòng
to control
掌握
zhǎngwò
to grasp (often fig.)
掌掴
zhǎngguó
to slap
掌击
zhǎngjī
to slap
掌故
zhǎnggù
anecdote
掌柜
zhǎngguì
shopkeeper
掌权
zhǎngquán
to wield (political etc) power
掌灯
zhǎngdēng
to hold a lamp
掌相
zhǎngxiàng
palmistry
掌管
zhǎngguǎn
in charge of
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 889
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,042 of 84,292