4 strokes
Character #163 · The First 1000
手 shǒu meaning: hand
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work
- Strokes
- 4
- Both scripts
- 手
- Poster cell
- W6
简 = 繁手 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.
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02 练习纸
Free printable · One page
Practice writing 手
Write 手 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, shǒu, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet 03 千字海报
04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 手 mean in English?
- 手 (shǒu) means "hand": hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work.
- How do you pronounce 手?
- 手 is pronounced shǒu in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄕㄡˇ.
- How many strokes does 手 have?
- 手 has 4 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
- Is 手 the same in traditional Chinese?
- Yes. 手 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
- What are common words with 手?
- Common words that use 手 include 手机 (shǒujī, cell phone), 举手 (jǔshǒu, to raise a hand), 手表 (shǒubiǎo, wristwatch), 对手 (duìshǒu, opponent).
- How common is 手?
- 手 is number 163 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell W6 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.