How to say “hand” in Chinese
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“Hand” in Chinese is 手, shǒu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
手 is read shǒu. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a palm with fingers.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “手”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 手. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你的手机在桌子上nǐdeshǒujīzàizhuōzishangYour phone is on the table.
- 你看见我的手机了吗nǐkànjiànwǒdeshǒujīlemaHave you seen my phone?
- 我的手表坏了wǒdeshǒubiǎohuàileMy watch is broken.
- 我买的手表坏了wǒmǎideshǒubiǎohuàileThe watch I bought is broken.
- 你的手机在书下面nǐdeshǒujīzàishūxiàmiànYour phone is under the book.
- 请问洗手间在哪儿qǐngwèn,xǐshǒujiānzàinǎrExcuse me, where is the restroom?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What does he look like?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hand” in Chinese?
“Hand” in Chinese is 手, pinyin shǒu.
What does 手 mean?
手 (shǒu) means “hand”.
How do you write 手?
手 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 手?
手 is read shǒu. Tones: shǒu — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hand” in the lesson “What does he look like?”
This word is from the topic “People around you” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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