掌(zhǎng)

HSK 512 strokes

palm of the hand

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǎng
Meaning
palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 掌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱尚手

In this compound, the meaning comes from 手 (hand); 尚 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

尚shàng手shǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 掌 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 掌

Common words using 掌 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǎng掌wò握
HSK 5

to grasp (often fig.)

Open 掌握 page →
zhǎng掌shēng声
HSK 6

applause

Open 掌声 page →
shǒu手zhǎng掌
HSK 7-9

palm

Open 手掌 page →
zhǎng掌guǎn管
HSK 7-9

in charge of

Open 掌管 page →
zhǔ主zhǎng掌

in charge (of a position etc); the person in charge; responsible

Open 主掌 page →
fǎn反zhǎng掌

lit. to turn over one's palm; fig. everything is going very well.

Open 反掌 page →
hé合zhǎng掌

to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in prayer)

Open 合掌 page →
liǎo了rú如zhǐ指zhǎng掌

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)

Open 了如指掌 page →

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 掌’s common words

握声手管主反合了

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