手

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 请举手。▶ —
   Please raise your hand.
2. 我的手疼。▶ —
   My hand hurts.

Collocations

Mnemonic

手 shǒu "hand" — pictograph of five fingers spread. As a radical: 扌 (left side, e.g., 打 hit, 拿 take, 拉 pull). 手 also = "skill" (高手 expert).

Quick check

1. Radical form of 手?

   • 扌 (hand radical)
   • 亻 (person)
   • 心 (heart)
   • 木 (tree)