How to say “handwork” in Chinese
handwork
“Handwork” in Chinese is 手工, shǒu gōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
手工 is read shǒu gōng: 2 syllables. 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.
A picture of a carpenter's square.
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 “手工”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “handwork” in Chinese?
“Handwork” in Chinese is 手工, pinyin shǒugōng.
What does 手工 mean?
手工 (shǒugōng) means “handwork”.
How do you write 手工?
手工 is 2 characters: 手 (shǒu) — hand; 工 (gōng) — work, labor. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 手工?
手工 is read shǒugōng. Tones: shǒu — third tone, gōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“handwork” in the lesson “Ancient inventions”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. 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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