手
Character
hand; the body part at the end of your arm
- Radical
- 手 (itself)
- Strokes
- 4
- Traditional
- 手
- Frequency
- #182 most common character
Meaning
shǒu
shou3- hand; the body part at the end of your arm
- a person who does something (as in 歌手 'singer')
Examples
饭前要洗手。
fàn qián yào xǐ shǒu
Wash your hands before eating.
AI-generated sentence
她是个歌手。
tā shì gè gē shǒu
She is a singer.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 手
Draw “手” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 手
See all 399 →手机shǒu jīmobile phone; a small phone you can carry everywhereWordHSK 1手表shǒu biǎoa watch you wear on your wrist to see the timeWordHSK 2手指shǒu zhǐfinger; one of the five long parts of your handWordHSK 3手续shǒu xùofficial steps you must take to do something, for example at a bankWordHSK 3手套shǒu tàogloves; things you wear on your hands to keep them warm or safeWordHSK 4手工shǒu gōngsomething made by hand, not by a machineWordHSK 4手术shǒu shùsurgery; an operation a doctor does to fix a health problemWordHSK 4手里shǒu lǐin the hand; holding somethingWordHSK 4手段shǒu duàna way of doing somethingWordHSK 5手法shǒu fǎa way of doing something, such as in art or workWordHSK 5手续费shǒu xù fèia small fee you pay for a service, like at a bankWordHSK 6手册shǒu cèa small book that tells you how to use or do somethingWordHSK 7–9