palm of the hand
Animated Stroke Order 掌
Stroke Order Diagrams 掌
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HSK Vocabulary: 掌
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 掌 is used in context
1
tā他
hěn很
kuài快
zhǎng掌
wò握
le了
xīn新
jì技
néng能
。
He quickly mastered the new skill.
2
tā他
zhǎng掌
guǎn管
zhe着
zhěng整
gè个
bù部
mén门
。
He is in charge of the entire department.
3
tā她
yòng用
shǒu手
zhǎng掌
jiē接
zhù住
le了
qiú球
。
She caught the ball with her palm.
4
wǒ我
zhǎng掌
wò握
le了
zhè这
ge个
dān单
cí词
。
I have mastered this word.
5
tā他
zhǎng掌
wò握
le了
yóu游
yǒng泳
de的
jì技
qiǎo巧
。
He has mastered the skill of swimming.
6
wèi为
le了
zhǎng掌
wò握
zhè这
mén门
yǔ语
yán言
，
tā她
měi每
tiān天
jiān坚
chí持
liàn练
xí习
。
To master this language, she practices every day.
7
wǒ我
men们
wèi为
lǎo老
shī师
gǔ鼓
zhǎng掌
。
We clap for the teacher.
8
yǎn演
chū出
jié结
shù束
shí时
，
guān观
zhòng众
rè热
liè烈
gǔ鼓
zhǎng掌
。
At the end of the performance, the audience applauded warmly.
9
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xī息
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
qíng情
bù不
zì自
jīn禁
dì地
gǔ鼓
qǐ起
zhǎng掌
lái来
。
Upon hearing the good news, everyone couldn't help but start clapping.
10
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
shǒu手
，
zhè这
shì是
shǒu手
zhǎng掌
。
This is my hand, and this is the palm.
Information
Traditional掌
Radical手
Strokes12
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1261
Zhuyinㄓㄤˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+638C
CangjieFBR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality